Beam physics developments for a rare isotope accelerator

In support of a proposal for a Rare Isotope Accelerator facility, this thesis provides a preliminary analysis of a number of related subsystems. An overview of the requirements for the driver accelerator, production stations, and beam purification systems is presented.{09}Some minor developments in the theory of beam transport and acceleration are presented in order to discuss a technique for isobar separation and multiple charge state selection. Changes to the COSY INFINITY code for carrying out map-based calculations are described. The results obtained by simulation are presented in detail for an isobar separator and a multiple charge state selection system. The concept of beam stripping is discussed in order to characterize the components of the multiple charge state beams. The production of rare isotopes via spallation of heavy targets using fast protons is discussed. Results obtained from experiments at an ISOL facility with direct and two-step target geometries are presented. Implications of the results to the design of future targets for rare isotope production are included. Some developments in beam diagnostic techniques are discussed along with the experimental results obtained from them.