Alain Lapierre (Michigan State University)
FRA05
Reaccelerating long-lived rare isotopes at FRIB
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The ReAccelerator at FRIB successfully ran its first stand-alone beam in May 2021. Several technical upgrades were implemented to expand its scientific capabilities, including a new BMIS source, a room-temperature rebuncher, and the ReA6 accelerator with its corresponding experimental vault. Following the successful commissioning of these upgrades, over 25 beams were delivered to experiments, including six long-lived rare isotopes: Be-7, Be-10, Al-26, Si-32, Ni-56, and As-73. However, isobaric contamination posed challenges for beam delivery, requiring various strategies to improve beam purity. In this contribution, we outline the key steps that led to the success of the stand-alone program, including a description of the upgrades, approaches and results to mitigating isobaric contamination, and planned future improvements.
Paper: FRA05
DOI: reference for this paper: 10.18429/JACoW-HIAT2025-FRA05
About: Received: 24 Jun 2025 — Revised: 25 Jun 2025 — Accepted: 26 Jun 2025 — Issue date: 13 Oct 2025