Abstract :
The new facility of the RIKEN RI Beam Factory (RIBF) is dedicated to provide beams of unstable nuclei very far from the stability valley. It started operation at the end of 2006 after 10 years construction. Three newly-built cyclotrons boost the energy up to 345 MeV/nucleon for various heavy-ion beams accelerated by pre-existed accelerators, a linac (RILAC) and a ring cyclotron (RRC), which have been operated in 20 years. The first experiment in the year 2007, production of new neutron-rich palladium isotopes, was followed by the first experiment of secondary reactions at the end of 2008. The capability in producing nuclei far from the stability is exceeding the one of any other facilities in the world, and will reach the level where about 1000 unknown isotopes can be created. Several new experimental installations are planned or being constructed.
