Nuclear astrophysics activities at CENS

The IBS Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies (CENS) in Korea was launched in 2019 to carry out experiments with both radioactive isotope and stable beams, develop state-of-the-art detector and target systems as well as robust theories. The radioactive ion (RI) beam accelerator facility called RAON is under construction in Korea. It will produce RI beams by the ISOL and In-flight methods. An experimental facility called KoBRA with 20-30 MeV/u beams from the low energy superconducting linac (SCL3) is expected to carry out nuclear astrophysics in the early phase of RAON. We are developing several major instruments such as an active target TPC detector, silicon detector system, and cryogenic gas target system mainly for nuclear astrophysics experiments. Current research activities and plan for nuclear astrophysics experiments will be presented.