Highlights of the day-one experimental program at the gamma-beam system of ELI-NP

Abstract

The emerging experimental program with brilliant gamma beams at the Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics facility (ELI-NP) is presented with emphasis on the prepared day-one experiments. Ex- periments at ELI-NP will cover nuclear resonance fluorescence measurements, studies of large-amplitude motions in nuclei, photo-fission and photonuclear reactions of astrophysics interest, and measurements of photonuclear reaction cross sections. The physics cases of the flagship experiments at ELI-NP and the performance of the related instruments, which are under construction for their realization, are discussed.

Keywords

• photonuclear reactions
• photo-activation
• photofission
• nuclear resonance fluorescence
• giant and pigmy dipole resonances
• nuclear spectroscopy