A Neutron-Rich Exotic Isotope Facility at SARAF

Research of neutron-rich exotic isotopes generates significant contributions to the understanding of the nucleosynthesis rapid neutron capture process (r-process), extension of nuclear models to regions far from stability and the design of future fission reactors and transmutations facilities.

Combining the high-power accelerator SARAF Phase II, currently under construction at Soreq NRC, with an Ion Catcher similar to the one at GSI, will enable creating a research facility for neutron-rich exotic isotopes in Israel, based on high-energy neutrons induced fission.

I will outline our conceptual design and preliminary estimations, which indicate that such a facility will be potent in a world competitive manner, exceeding neutron-rich isotope production rates of other future facilities such as FRIB.