Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Publication Date
Page Number
024002
Volume
38
Issue
2
Abstract
The Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
is operated as a National User Facility for the U.S. Department of Energy,
producing high quality ISOL beams of short-lived, radioactive nuclei for studies
of exotic nuclei, astrophysics research, and various societal applications. The
primary driver, the Oak Ridge Isochronous Cyclotron, produces rare isotopes by
bombarding highly refractory targets with light ions. The radioactive isotopes
are ionized, formed into a beam, mass selected, injected into the 25-MV Tandem,
accelerated, and used in experiments. This article reviews HRIBF and its science.
