THE HOLIFIELD RADIOACTIVE ION-BEAM FACILITY AT THE OAK-RIDGE-NATIONAL-LABORATORY - PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE-PLANS

The Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility is a first-generation nati onal user facility for nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics resear ch with radioactive ion beams (RIBs). The reconfiguration, constructio n and equipment-commissioning phases have been completed and the beam development programme is in progress. In this paper, descriptions of t he facility and newly implemented experimental equipment for use in th e nuclear and astrophysics programmes will be given and an outline of the initial experimental programme will be presented. Special target/i on source related problems, endemic to the production of specific shor t-lived RIBs will be discussed. In addition, plans, which involve eith er a 200 MeV or a 1 GeV proton-linac driver for a second-generation is otope separator on-line facility, will be presented.