HYPERNUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPY WITH HEAVY ION BEAMS: THE HypHI PROJECT AT GSI AND FAIR

The HypHI experiment for precise hypernuclear spectroscopy with induced reactions of stable heavy ion beams and rare isotope beams is currently under preparation at GSI. The main goal of the HypHI project is to study neutron and proton rich hypernuclei and to measure directly hypernuclear magnetic moments at GSI and FAIR. In the first HypHI experiment (Phase 0) planned in 2009, the feasibility of precise hypernuclear spectroscopy with heavy ion beams will be demonstrated by observing pi(-) decay channels of Lambda(3)H, Lambda(4)H and Lambda(5)He with (6)Li projectiles at 2 Lambda GeV impinging on a (12)C target. An overview of the HypHI project and the details of the Phase 0 experiment will be discussed.