A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDY OF A NEXT GENERATION SEPARATOR FOR THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF SUPERHEAVY NUCLEI

After more than 25 years of the successful operation of SHIP in heavy and superheavy element research, it is sue time for the developement of a next-generation in-flight separator for fusion and transfer products, primarily for heavy and superheavy elements. This work is triggered by new developments including accelerators for beams of highest intensity, the availability of strong beams of radioactive isotopes at near coulomb barrier energies, and the recent developement for efficient ion catcher-cooler systems with the capability of mass identification and measurement.