DERICA Project and Strategies of the Development of Low-Energy Nuclear Physics

Possible strategies of the development of low-energy nuclear physics in Russian Federation on the basis of the DERICA (Dubna Electron–Rare Isotope Collider fAcility ) project is examined. DERICA is a multiuser multipurpose facility for the production and study of radioactive isotopes (RI). In the research program of DERICA, emphasis is placed on studying RI in collector rings, but a stage-by-stage implementation of the program of DERICA would make it possible to address a wide range of fundamental problems at each stage of its development at the cutting-edge level. The ambitious goal of creating an electron–radioactive ion collider for studying basic properties of RI in electron–ion scattering is proposed for the final stage of development of DERICA.