First results from the nuclear astrophysics AMS program at the NSL using the MANTIS system in gas-filled mode

The Magnet for Astrophysical Nucleosynthesis studies Through Isobar Separation (MANTIS) system is the new Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) set-up created during recent upgrades of the Browne-Bucchner spectrograph at the University of Notre Dame. Commissioning measurements performed on the separation of Fe-58-Ni-58 isobars at 114 MeV out of the FN tandem accelerator have shown clear separation, opening the door for a number of future measurements in nuclear astrophysics. The separation of mass-58 isobars has made this system the first in the world to utilise a Browne-Bucchner spectrograph in gas-filled mode for AMS measurements with a special focus on nuclear astrophysics. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.