DREB2014 - Direct Reactions with Exotic Beams

MINOS is a new device composed of a thick hydrogen target and vertex tracker [1]. It has been primarily conceived for the spectroscopy of rare isotopes produced at fragmentation facilities such as the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Facility. In the near future, MINOS in association with other detectors and spectrometers should contribute to exciting physics programs at the RIBF focusing on...

Fragmentation reactions induced by stable and unstable medium-mass and heavy projectiles have been systematically investigated at the Fragment Separator at GSI. The large isospin fluctuations characterizing this reaction mechanism explain the possibilities for extending the present limits of the chart of nuclides, in particular in the neutron-rich side. A particularly interesting channel,...

The occurrence of a central density depletion (“bubble”) has been predicted by Mean Field and Relativistic Mean Field calculations in several parts of the chart of nuclides, including in particular superheavy nuclei [1][2]. Such a drop in the central density is very rare and has not yet been observed experimentally. Bubble nuclei could constitute a useful tool to test the spin-orbit...

We hereby address selected experiments at the R3B-LAND setup (at GSI in Darmstadt, Germany), dedicated to investigations of nuclear structure with proton-induced quasi-free scattering reactions in inverse kinematics at relativistic energies. Kinematically complete measurements were undertaken, which allow for analysis of (p,2p) and (p,pn) reactions. Similar technique with an upgraded setup...