Dear Colleagues,
We would like to announce a meeting to discuss the physics
opportunities arising from the Euroball RIKEN Cluster Array (E(U)RICA),
pending a later decision by the GAMMAPOOL steering committee to host
the Cluster detectors at RIKEN. The workshop will be held at the RIKEN
Nishina Center, Japan on April 18-19, 2011.
After a very successful period of RISING campaigns at GSI in
the years 2003 to 2009 and merging into PRESPEC, 15 Euroball Cluster
detectors become available from the year 2012. At the same time, the
RIBF at RIKEN has developed the capability to deliver the world's
strongest radioactive ion beams produced by BigRIPS from in-flight
separation after fragmentation and fission reactions. Therefore, the
idea of coupling both devices for experimental campaigns starting
in the beginning of next year is evident.
The main objective for this first E(U)RICA workshop is the
elaboration of physics cases for stopped beam campaigns employing
the techniques of isomer and beta-delayed gamma-ray spectroscopy.
It is anticipated that the presentations and discussions will lead
into the submission of scientific proposals for the RIBF NP-PAC at
the end of this year. Further topics to be discussed during the workshop
include the formation and organization of the collaboration, the use
of ancillary detectors, and the potential for sequel campaigns such
as fast beams, degraded beams, and g-factor measurements.
Technical information about the former RISING stopped beam
configuration can be found here:
http://www-linux.gsi.de/~wolle/EB_at_GSI/STOPPED_BEAMS/index.html
A description of the BigRIPS fragment separator is given on the following
website:
http://www.rarf.riken.go.jp/UsersGuide/BigRIPS/overview.html
Details on the workshop including registration information,
lodging possibilities, and access guides will be announced very shortly.
We are looking forward to seeing you at RIKEN.
With best regards,
Shunji Nishimura, Pieter Doornenbal, and Tohru Motobayashi