Korea-Japan Partnership for the Advancement of Rare Isotope Research
IBS-RIKEN Holds Symposium to Mark 10 Years of Research Cooperation
A joint symposium will be held by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in collaboration with the Japan Research Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) at Seoul National University's Hoam Main. The symposium will commence on the 16th and will continue for two days.
At this symposium, 60 researchers from both organizations participating in the cooperation platform and joint research support projects will convene to present and discuss their research results under the theme of "Extreme Rare Isotope Science" and to explore the potential for establishing a cooperation base.
The TopTier Project represents an initiative that has been designed to provide support to both domestic and international research institutes for a period of 10 years. Its objective is to establish a platform for world-class research and development (R&D). The project was inaugurated in July of this year and is currently being operated by four institutions, including the IBS-Physical Research Institute consortium.
Rare isotope science is a field of study that employs heavy ion accelerators to investigate the properties of rare isotopes, with the objective of elucidating the origins of the universe and applying the findings to industries such as semiconductors and nuclear medicine.
The two organizations intend to pursue the project in three stages. The initial phase of the project will concentrate on the production of rare isotopes through the use of ISOL (High Current Low Energy Rare Isotope Beam Generation), utilizing Asia's inaugural uranium carbide target. In the second stage, Raon will be employed to generate rare isotopes by integrating ISOL with IF (low-current, high-energy rare isotope beam generation methodology). The third stage of the project is aimed at the discovery of extremely rare isotopes.
Makoto Gonokami, President of RIKEN, stated that this represents an opportunity to establish a sustainable model of scientific and technological collaboration between the two institutions. He further indicated that it is anticipated to become a significant milestone in the scientific and technological exchange between the two countries.
IBS President Noh Do-young elaborated that this international joint research project represents the inaugural step towards advancing extreme rare isotope science on a global scale.