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 π- decay channels of $_\Lambda ^3 {\rm{H}}$, $_\Lambda ^4 {\rm{H}}$ and $_\Lambda ^5 {\rm{He}}$ with 6Li projectiles at 2 A GeV impinging on a 12C target. An overview of the HypHI project and the details of the Phase 0 experiment will be discussed.