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PERSPECTIVE article

Front. Phys.
Sec. Nuclear Physics​
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fphy.2024.1507544
This article is part of the Research Topic Modern Advances in Direct Reactions for Nuclear Structure View all 4 articles

Gas Jet Targets for Direct Reaction Studies

Provisionally accepted
Kelly A Chipps Kelly A Chipps *
  • Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE), Oak Ridge, United States

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    The study of direct reactions is of broad interest in nuclear physics, providing constraint to models of nuclear structure evolution and data to better understand the creation of the elements. In many cases, however, the data of interest are hindered by backgrounds and poor resolution from contaminants in either the beam, the target, or both. The use of a gas jet can overcome some of these issues through clever engineering, providing a reaction target that is chemically pure and thin enough to significantly reduce the impact on experimental resolution. This Perspective will discuss the effort to design, construct, and operate gas jet targets for direct reaction studies in the rare isotope era.

    Keywords: nuclear reactions, Direct reactions, Gas targets, Gas jets, nuclear structure

    Received: 21 Nov 2024; Accepted: 23 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chipps. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Kelly A Chipps, Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE), Oak Ridge, United States

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