2–6 Feb 2026
TIFR, Mumbai
Asia/Kolkata timezone

Novel Fragment Separators at CERN-ISOLDE: the ISRS and ISLS projects

5 Feb 2026, 17:30
15m
TIFR, Mumbai

TIFR, Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
Oral Beam Instrumentation Parallel Session-I

Speaker

Prof. MARTEL, Ismael (University of Huelva (ES))

Description

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The HIE-ISOLDE facility at CERN [1] can provide more than 1000 isotopes of about 70 elements at energies around 0.5 – 10 MeV/u. The ISOLDE Superconducting Recoil Separator (ISRS), based on a superconducting particle-storage ring of few meters’ diameter, has been proposed to expand the HIE-ISOLDE physics program [2, 3]. Innovative concepts and cutting-edge technologies will allow ISRS to achieve unprecedented mass-resolving power. Its design features nested-multifunction Canted Cosine Theta (CCT) superconducting magnets [4], and an innovative Fixed-Field Alternating Gradient beam dynamics [5]. During the CERN LS3 (2026-2028) the R&D program will focus on the installation and testing of prototypes [6], such as the new ISOLDE multi-harmonic buncher (MHB) [7] and the protype of CCT superconducting magnet MAGDEM [4], the building block of the ISRS ring. MAGDEM can be integrated into an innovative spectrometer, the so-called ISOLDE Superconducting Linear Spectrometer (ISLS), which can be operative after LS3 and used to resolve light reaction recoils. In this contribution we will discuss nuclear physics opportunities as well as ISRS and ISLS design features and technologies.

References
[1] ISOLDE web site: https://isolde.cern
[2] ISRS web site: https://www.uhu.es/isrs/
[3] I. Martel et al., Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 541, 179 (2023).
[4] G. Kirby et al., IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 35 (2025).
[5] J. Resta-López et al., Proc. IPAC2021, JACoW-IPAC2021-WEPAB180 (2021).
[6] I. Martel, T. Kurtukian-Nieto, I. Bustinduy, J. Resta (Spokespersons), CERN Letter of Intent INTC-I-283 (2023), https://cds.cern.ch/record/2921205/files/INTC-I-283.pdf
[7] J. L. Muñoz et al., Proc. of HB2023, JACoW-HB2023-WEC4C2 (2023).

**This work was partially supported by EU NextGenerationEU/PRTR project C17.I02.P02 - SGI-GICS, subproject C17.I02.P02.S01.S05

Position Professor
Affiliation Universidad de Huelva
Country Spain

Authors

Dr ACOSTA, Luis Armando (IEM-CSIC, Madrid) BERJILLOS MORENTE, Rafael (University of Huelva) BUSTINDUY, Ibon (ESS Bilbao Initiative) Mr CORREA-LAORDEN, Javier Luis (IEM-CSIC, Madrid) Mr GARCIA-RAMOS, Carlos (University of Huelva) Dr GINER NAVARRO, Jorge (Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales Universitat de València (ICMUV)) Mr GÓMEZ-DOMÍNGUEZ, Domingo (University of Huelva) GONZALES CORDERO, Carlos Alejandro (University of Huelva (ES)) Mr KIRBY, Glyn (University of Huelva) KURTUKIAN NIETO, Teresa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) (ES)) FONTENLA BARBA, Yanis (ICMUV - University of Valencia) MUNOZ, Juan Luis Prof. MARTEL, Ismael (University of Huelva (ES)) PEREA MARTINEZ, Angel (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) (ES)) SANCHEZ NAVAS, Sergio (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) (ES)) RESTA LOPEZ, Javier (IFIC, Valencia University) TAFT, Fazel (University of Valencia) TORABI, Fatemeh (University of Huelva) FOR THE ISRS COLLABORATION

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