A facility for Nuclear, Atomic, Material and Radiobiology Sciences.

Delivering stable (from C to U) and radioactive ions (from He to Xe)in the energy range of meV to 90A MeV.

A.C.C. Villari

Stable beams from C to U

0.3A - 1.0A MeV E =

5A - 13.0A MeV

27A - 95 A MeV

RIB: He, N, O, F, Ne, Ar, Kr

SPIRAL Today

E < 20A keV

E = 1.7A - 25A MeV IRRSUD

RIBE = 25A - 80A MeV

SISSI

3 simultaneous beams at different energies

New nucleiNew massesNew isomersRadii measurements

Radioctive isotopes produced in the UCx

target of SPIRAL2

+ high intensity light ions

2. Access to the unknown zone

1. Access to the U fission zone

3. Access to the N=Z region.

Fundamental properties, structure, astrophysics,solid state matter, fundamental interactions.

4. Access to transfermium zone.

+ Acees to domains requesting intense radioactive beams, high intensity stable beams and neutrons.

GANIL, some numbers:

Personnel: 240 (21 physicists)Budget: 9M€Users: 700 (40% out of France)Beam time: 5000 + 2000 in parallel

Latest European actions:

EXOGAMVAMOSLISE-2000SPIRAL 2 RTD

For SPIRAL 2, the main itemsFor collaboration are:

ECRIS-HI 1mA

“SILHI-deuteron” 5mA

RFQ - 0.75A MeV

QWSC - LINACE = 14.5A MeV

A/Q = 3

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A. Mosnier, project leader

Beam power: 300kW

Dedicated low energy experimental room

Heavily shielded production cave

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Very low energy experimental room

Injection to CIME

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CIME resolution

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UCx

UCx

He

d

d

d

n

n

5mA, 1013 f/s (low density version)

0.3mA, 1013 f/s

IGISOL, well suited for refractory andshort living isotopes.

U,Th... thin fissile target

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Thicktarget

p,d,HI Fusion-evaporation and transfer reactions residues producedby thick target method (ISOL).

HI

Thintarget

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Proposition for a Design Study in the 6th PCRD

Some considerations (5):

1. Need of an “intermediate generation” facilityin the horizon of 2008.

2. Partners.3. Need of expertise.4. Part of the developments is also important

for EURISOL and ß beams.

5. + 2(3) independent beam lines.