Opportunities for nuclear reaction studies at future facilities

TL;DR

This paper explores future nuclear physics facilities like radioactive ion beam and high-power laser facilities, highlighting their potential for advancing nuclear reaction studies, including isospin effects, neutron-rich nuclei production, and super-heavy element synthesis.

Contribution

It identifies new experimental opportunities at upcoming facilities, emphasizing their capabilities for studying nuclear reactions with innovative beam properties.

Findings

Radioactive ion beams enable isospin asymmetry studies.

Low-energy measurements can determine fission barrier heights.

High-power laser facilities can facilitate super-heavy element production.

Abstract

Opportunities for investigations of nuclear reactions at the future nuclear physics facilities such as radioactive ion beam facilities and high-power laser facilities are considered. Post-accelerated radioactive ion beams offer possibilities for study of the role of isospin asymmetry in the reaction mechanisms at various beam energies. Fission barrier heights of neutron-deficient nuclei can be directly determined at low energies. Post-accelerated radioactive ion beams, specifically at the future facilities such as HIE-ISOLDE, SPIRAL-2 or RAON-RISP can be also considered as a candidate for production of very neutron-rich nuclei via mechanism of multi-nucleon transfer. High-power laser facilities such as ELI-NP offer possibilities for nuclear reaction studies with beams of unprecedented properties. Specific cases such as ternary reactions or even production of super-heavy elements are considered.