Proceedings of the RCNP cyclotron cascade workshop on polarized ion sources and gas jets for nuclear physics at an intermediate energy

The present workshop aimed at active and informal discussion on the present status and the perspective of the polarized ion sources, polarized gas jets and possible physics with them from both the experimental and theoretical viewpoints in particular paying attention to nuclear physics at an intermediate energy region. Polarization studies in nuclear physics have provided us many fruitful results regarding both the nuclear structure and nuclear reaction mechanism. The RCNP isochronous cyclotron facility has also played an important role in this field with polarized proton and deuteron beams. In addition, the delivery of the first beam from the RCNP ring cyclotron with K = 400 MeV is scheduled in the next year. It was quite timely to discuss the technology in polarized ion sources and polarized gas jets and the polarization phenomena at an intermediate energy region. We believe that the excellent results obtained through this workshop may hopefully shed a light upon our future direction toward nuclear physics at the intermediate energy region. This volume is compiled based on copies of transparencies presented by each speaker. (J.P.N.)