Over recent years there has been significant effort put into developing coincidence measurements with magnetic spectrometers. I'm lucky enough to have been involved in the development of coincidence capabilities with the K600 magnetic spectrometer at iThemba LABS near Cape Town, South Africa, mostly the Coincidence Array of K600 Experiments (the CAKE) but also the BaGeL, an array of gamma-ray detectors for use with the K600. Similar systems (SYCLLA and CAGRA) exist for use with the Grand Raiden spectrometer at RCNP Osaka, Japan.

We are working on developing similar capabilities with the MDM spectrometer, using HPGe detectors and charged-particle detectors to investigate the dipole response of nuclei and fission. At TAMU we have the opportunity to try to develop a system which would allow measurements in inverse kinematics, opening the way to measurements of radioactive ion beams. These types of measurements are not possible at other facilities due to limitations with the detector systems used in the spectrometers and the lack of radioactive ion beams.

If you're interested in building an important new facility for nuclear physics in North America, then please get in touch.