The WISArD experiment has been set up for investigation of the weak interaction focussing on the b-n angular correlation coefficient of ³²Ar by looking at beta-delayed protons emitted from the daughter nucleus ³²Cl. As the protons are emitted from a moving source, the proton energy distribution is thus subject to kinematical broadening and a kinematical shift. Protons from the isobaric analogue state fed by a Fermi-type b decay allow searching for small contribution of scalar currents to the dominant vector current, whereas protons from Gamow-Teller-type b decays allow searching for tensor contributions to the dominant axial-vector current. The experiment aims for a sensitivity limit of 0.1% for these exotic currents.

WISArD is situated behind REXTRAP in the ISOLDE hall and uses the former WITCH superconducting magnet. The ³²Ar activity will be accumulated continuously on a catcher foil in the centre of the magnet. The decay positrons will spiral around the magnetic field lines to two plastic scintillators readout by silicon photomultipliers in the upper and lower hemisphere of the magnet. Protons will be observed in silicon detectors above and below the catcher foil. The beauty of the present approach is that scalar currents and tensor currents can be searched for simultaneously. Similar measurements can also be conducted with other isotopes like ²²Mg, ⁸Li or ⁸B.