Heavy ions–looking ahead

APR 01, 1973

Beyond producing superheavy nuclides, a new heavy‐ion accelerator could benefit fundamental nuclear physics and chemistry, atomic and solid‐state physics, and astrophysics.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3128017

Joseph H. Hamilton

Ivan A. Sellin

Interest and excitement in many areas of physics and chemistry are growing as the research opportunities that would be offered by a universal heavy‐ion accelerator begin to be appreciated. Advances made possible with existing beams—of carbon, oxygen, sulfur and argon—have stimulated the imagination of scientists who contemplate what would be possible with an accelerator allowing nuclear reactions all the way up to $U^{238}$ on $U^{238}$ to be studied.

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More about the Authors

Joseph H. Hamilton. Vanderbilt University.

Ivan A. Sellin. University of Tennessee.