SuperHILAC research program

The SuperHILAC is the only US accelerator capable of producing very heavy ions, up to Pb and U, at energies above the Coulomb barrier. The experimental program consists of four main categories: heavy ion reaction mechanisms, atomic physics, nuclear structure and exotic nuclei. Heavy ion reactions include spallation, breakup, deep inelastic and fusion reactions. Atomic physics experiments make use of highly charged heavy ions for atomic spectroscopy studies and nuclear structure studies make use of high-2 projectiles to Coulomb excite target nuclei. Exotic nuclei studies focus on trans-uranium nuclei and nuclei far from stability