Considerations for a collector ring of nuclear fragments at GSI

A possible scenario for an extension of the present GSI accelerator complex would include a dedicated ring for the collection and cooling of secondary beams. Both radioactive ions from the upgraded Fragment Separator FRS and optionally antiprotons from a source yet to be built are possible beams to be treated in the ring. After injection and subsequent active debunching, fast stochastic cooling in all three phase space dimensions will be applied. Very short overall cooling times of ⩽100 ms are envisaged for highly charged nuclear fragments.