ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer experiment

Isotope Separator On Line Device
(ISOLDE)
List of ISOLDE experimental setups
COLLAPS, CRIS, EC-SLI, IDS, ISS, ISOLTRAP, LUCRECIA, Miniball, MIRACLS, SEC, VITO, WISArD
Other facilities
MEDICISMedical Isotopes Collected from ISOLDE
508Solid State Physics Laboratory
Ex-MRI magnet used for the ISS experiment

The ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer (ISS) experiment is a permanent experimental setup located in the ISOLDE facility at CERN. By using an ex-MRI magnet, heavy radioactive ion beams (RIBs) produced by the HIE-ISOLDE post-accelerator are directed at a light target and the kinematics of the reaction is measured. The purpose of the experiment is to measure properties of atomic nuclei replicating the conditions present in some astrophysical processes, such as the production of chemical elements in stars.[1][2] The experiment will also produce results that provide a better understanding of nucleon-nucleon interactions in highly-unstable, very radioactive (exotic) nuclei.[1]

The ISS experiment was fully commissioned in 2021 and finished construction during the Long Shutdown 2.[2]

  1. ^ a b "ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer - Department of Physics - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ a b "ISOLDE's Solenoidal Spectrometer (ISS): a new tool for studying exotic nuclei". EP News. Retrieved 2023-07-25.