The ATLAS facility has recently seen a number of upgrades, both in terms of the accelerator and the associated instrumentation. The Argonne Gas-Filled Separator, AGFA, represents a new design for such separators that consists of only two magnetic elements allowing for a short ion trajectory from target to focal plane. It can be operated in stand-alone mode or in conjunction with Gammasphere to...
The region of proton-rich nuclei around the N=Z offers a rich testing
ground for various nuclear models. Rapid shape changes have been
observed between from prolate deformation in 76Kr to an oblate ground
state in 72Kr. Based on the comparison with its mirror nucleus 70Se, an
oblate shape is expected for 70Kr. Breaking of isospin symmetry as well
as the proximity to the proton drip line...
