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Description
MARA is a new in-flight recoil separator mainly for studies of the exotic isotopes close to the N~Z line and close to the proton-drip line produced in fusion evaporation reactions. MARA consists of a quadrupole triplet followed by an electrostatic deflector and a magnetic dipole. It has two main functions: separate a primary beam from products and give additional mass over charge selectivity among the products. The mass resolving power is roughly from 100 to 300 depending on the experiment. MARA is a complementary device to the gas-filled RITU separator and enables the continuation of the nuclear spectroscopy research program in Jyväskylä to lighter masses.
In this presentation the basic properties of MARA will be presented and compared to RITU. The commissioning campaign and the accomplished experiments will be reviewed and an overview of the experimental conditions based on the reactions performed with MARA will be given. Some of the physics cases will be discussed alongside the spectrum of the accepted proposals.
