Identification of New Isotopes 125Pd and 126Pd Produced by In-Flight Fission of 345 MeV/nucleon 238U: First Results from the RIKEN RI Beam Factory

Abstract

A search for new isotopes using in-flight fission of a 345 MeV/nucleon 238 U beam has been carried out in the commissioning experiment of the next-generation in-flight radioactive isotope beam separator BigRIPS at the RI Beam Factory at the RIKEN Nishina Center. Two neutron-rich palladium isotopes 125 Pd and 126 Pd were observed for the first time, which demonstrates the great potential of the RIKEN RI beam factory.