Towards precision experiments with LEBIT at NSCL/MSU

The Low Energy Beam and Ion Trap (LEBIT) Project is getting closer to its goal to convert the high-energy fragment beams produced at NSCL/MSU into low-energy low-emittance beams. This beam manipulation will be done by a combination of a high-pressure gas stopping cell and a radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) ion accumulator and buncher. The first experimental program to benefit from the low-energy beams produced will be high-accuracy mass measurements on very short-lived isotopes with a 9.4 T Penning trap system. The status of the project is presented with an emphasis on LEBIT's advanced trapping techniques