FIRST CIRCULAR

iThemba LABS RADIOACTIVE BEAM PROJECT

WORKSHOP 2011

Introduction
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iThemba LABS is developing a proposal to produce beams of radioactive ions 
for nuclear and material science research. The proposal is centered around 
the adddition of a cyclotron capable of supplying two proton beams of up to 
70 MeV energy, with a total current of 750 microamps. While one of these beams 
would be dedicated to radioisotope production for medical purposes, the other 
would be available for the production of radioactive-ion beams. 

In nuclear physics, these radioactive-ion beams allow the study of artificial 
isotopes, both known or presently unknown, in ways previously innaccessible. 
These beams will allow topics such as the evolution of shell structure and 
the origin of the elements to be explored in hitherto inaccessible regions.

In material sciences, radioactive beams can be implanted and used as probes 
of material structure. Well developed techniques are Moessbauer spectroscopy, 
Perturbed angular correlations and electron emission channeling. 

A summary of the proposal can be found at the workshop website, 

indico.tlabs.ac.za/conferenceDisplay.py?confid=17


Purpose and format of Workshop
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The purpose of this workshop is to develop the physics case for the proposal,
both for radioactive beams and extended beam time with stable beams. 
All interested parties are invited to attend.

The workshop will be held over two days and comprise talks by international and 
local experts, and parallel sessions of discussions groups to define experimental 
programme. These groups will be expected to eventually submit written proposals 
that will form the content of the physics case.

These proposals will also define the desired species of radioactive beams for a 
technical feasibility study.

Suggested discussion groups (open to new suggestions) are:

Nuclear Physics:				Material Sciences:

Beta-decay studies of neutron-rich isotopes	Perturbed Angular Correlations
Heavy neutron-rich nuclei			Electron emission channeling
Stable beam physics with extended beam time	Moessbauer Spectroscopy
astrophysics
reactions
light radioactive beams in the spectrometer
New Hp Ge array
  
*****   iThemba LABS invites additions to these topics and calls for speakers to 
	give short (15 min) presentations   *******

        Please enter an abstract at the Workshop website or contact Rob Bark.


International Speakers
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To be confirmed


Date and Location
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To be held at iThemba LABS, 15-16 September, 2011


Registration
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Follow the links on the iThemba LABS website: www.tlabs.ac.za


Financial Support
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iThemba LABS has secured funding, via an NRF Knowledge Fields Development Grant, 
for the travel and accommodation of approximately 20 delegates from outside of
the Western Cape (with priority given to staff members).


Organizing Committee
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Dr. Robert Bark, iThemba LABS
Prof. Craig Comrie, UCT 
Prof. Steven Karataglidis, UJ
Dr. Richard Newman, iThemba LABS
Dr. Paul Papka, US
Dr. Carlos Pineda-Vargas, iThemba LABS
Prof. Elias Sideras-Haddad, Wits



For more information contact Dr Rob Bark