Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2-24-2022
Abstract
Proton- and alpha-capture reactions on unstable proton-rich nuclei power astrophysical explosions like novae and X-ray bursts. Direct measurements of these reactions are crucial for understanding the mechanisms behind these explosions and the nucleosynthesis at such sites. The recoil mass separator, SECAR (SEparator for CApture Reactions) at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) and the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), has been designed with the required sensitivity to study (p,γ) and (α,γ) reactions, directly at astrophysical energies in inverse kinematics, with radioactive beams of masses up to about A = 65. The complete SECAR system, including two Wien Filters for high mass resolution, has been installed at Michigan State University and is currently being commissioned. The present article introduces the SECAR concept, its scientific goals, and provides an update of the current status of the project.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
16th Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos Nic Xvi 2021
Recommended Citation
Tsintari, P., Garg, R., Berg, G., Blackmon, J., Chipps, K., Couder, M., Deibel, C., Dimitrakopoulos, N., Greife, U., Hood, A., Jain, R., Marshall, C., Meisel, Z., Miskovich, S., Montes, F., Perdikakis, G., Ruland, T., Schatz, H., Setoodehnia, K., Smith, M., & Wagner, L. (2022). SECAR: A recoil separator for nuclear astrophysics. 16th Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos Nic Xvi 2021 https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226011044