SPIRAL at GANIL: Latest Results and Plans for the Future

• Published in: Nuclear physics. A Vol. 787; no. 1; pp. 126 - 133
• Main Authors: Villari, A.C.C., Eleon, C., Alves-Condé, R., Angelique, J.C., Barué, C., Canet, C., Dubois, M., Dupuis, M., Flambard, J.L., Gaubert, G., Jardin, P., Lecesne, N., Leherissier, P., Lemagnen, F., Leroy, R., Maunoury, L., Pacquet, J.Y., Pellemoine, F., Saint-Laurent, M.G., Stodel, C., Thomas, J.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2007
• ISSN: 0375-9474
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2006.12.023

The first accelerated exotic beam of the SPIRAL (Production System of Radioactive Ion and Acceleration On-Line) facility at GANIL at Caen has been delivered for experiments in September 2001. After working for almost 5 years, 32 experiments were performed in the facility using exotic isotopes of helium, oxygen, neon, argon and krypton. The intensities of the radioactive beams increased since the first beam was delivered. Nominal intensity values are achieved for most of noble gas beams. Developments of new beams as well as the increasing of present intensities for a number of isotopes are being undertaken. In particular, in this contribution it is presented the first results obtained for the production of light alkali beams. Other developments are also envisaged in the close future.