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First PAC studies on the hydrogen diffusion in III-V semiconductors
We report on first experiments which observe on a microscopic scale the migration of isolated hydrogen in InP, InAs and GaAs. Using the radioactive acceptor 117Cd, Cd-H pairs have been formed in these III-V semiconductors. After the decay of 117Cd to 117In, H is no longer bound to 117In and can diffuse freely. This diffusion has been observed by perturbed gg angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy. At 10 K, the occupation of two different lattice sites by hydrogen has been observed
Ground-state spin of Mn
Beta decay of Mn has been studied at PSB-ISOLDE, CERN. The intense and pure Mn beam was produced using the Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source (RILIS). Based on the measured -decay rates the ground-state spin and parity are proposed to be = 5/2. This result is consistent with the systematic trend of the odd-A Mn nuclei and extends the systematics one step further towards the neutron drip line
Studies of release properties of ISOLDE targets
Off-line release rates of Be, Mg, S, Mn and Kr from refractory materials were studied. Mn yields were determined from a ZrO2 target and Kr yields from a SrO and ZrO2 targets. A Monte Carlo code to optimize ISOLDE targets was introduced
In-source laser spectroscopy with the laser ion source and trap: first direct study of the ground-state properties of Po-217,Po-219
D.âA. Fink et al.; 15 pĂĄgs.; 17 figs.; 3 tabs.; Open Access funded by Creative Commons Atribution Licence 3.0A Laser Ion Source and Trap (LIST) for a thick-target, isotope-separation on-line facility has been
implemented at CERN ISOLDE for the production of pure, laser-ionized, radioactive ion beams. It offers
two modes of operation, either as an ion guide, which performs similarly to the standard ISOLDE
resonance ionization laser ion source (RILIS), or as a more selective ion source, where surface-ionized ions
from the hot ion-source cavity are repelled by an electrode, while laser ionization is done within a radiofrequency
quadrupole ion guide. The first physics application of the LIST enables the suppression of
francium contamination in ion beams of neutron-rich polonium isotopes at ISOLDE by more than 1000
with a reduction in laser-ionization efficiency of only 20. Resonance ionization spectroscopy is performed
directly inside the LIST device, allowing the study of the hyperfine structure and isotope shift of 217Po for
the first time. Nuclear decay spectroscopy of 219Po is performed for the first time, revealing its half-life, α-
to-ÎČ-decay branching ratio, and α-particle energy. This experiment demonstrates the applicability of the
LIST at radioactive ion-beam facilities for the production and study of pure beams of exotic isotopes. Published by the American Physical SocietyThis work was supported by the Bundesministerium fĂŒr Bildung und
Forschung (BMBF, Germany) within the Wolfgang-
Gentner programme as well as through the consecutive
project fundings of 06Mz9181I, 06Mz7177D, and
05P12UMCIA, by FWO-Vlaanderen (Belgium), by
GOA/2010/010 (BOF-KULeuven), by the IUAP-Belgian
State Belgian Science Policy (BRIX network P7/12), by the
U.K. Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC),
by the European Union within FP7 (ENSAR No. 262010),
by the Slovak Research and Development Agency
(Contract No. APVV-0105-10), by the Slovak grant agency
VEGA, and the Reimei Foundation of JAEA (Contract
No. 1/0576/13). T. E. C. was supported by STFC Ernest
Rutherford Grant No. ST/J004189/1.Peer Reviewe
The transverse and longitudinal beam characteristics of the phin photo-injector at Cern
International audienceThe laser driven RF photo-injectors are recent candidates for high-brightness, low-emittance electron sources. One of the main beam dynamics issues for a high brightness electron source is the optimization of beam envelope be- havior in the presence of the space charge force in order to get low emittance. Within the framework of the second Joint Research Activity PHIN of the European CARE pro- gram, a new photo-injector for CTF3 has been designed and installed by collaboration between LAL, CCLRC and CERN. Beam based measurements have been made dur- ing the commissioning runs of the PHIN 2008 and 2009 including measurements of the emittance, using multi-slit technique. The demonstration of the high charge and the stability along the long pulse train are between the goals of this photo-injector study as also being important issues for CTF3 and the CLIC drive beam. In this work the photo-injector will be described and the first beam mea- surement results will be presented and compared with the PARMELA simulations
Shapes of the Pb ground states from beta decay studies using the total absorption technique
The beta decay of Pb has been studied using the total absorption
technique at the ISOLDE(CERN) facility. The beta-decay strength deduced from
the measurements, combined with QRPA theoretical calculations, allow us to
infer that the ground states of the Pb isotopes are spherical.
These results represent the first application of the shape determination method
using the total absorption technique for heavy nuclei and in a region where
there is considerable interest in nuclear shapes and shape effects
Decay-assisted collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy: Application to neutron-deficient francium
This paper reports on the hyperfine-structure and radioactive-decay studies
of the neutron-deficient francium isotopes Fr performed with the
Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) experiment at the ISOLDE
facility, CERN. The high resolution innate to collinear laser spectroscopy is
combined with the high efficiency of ion detection to provide a
highly-sensitive technique to probe the hyperfine structure of exotic isotopes.
The technique of decay-assisted laser spectroscopy is presented, whereby the
isomeric ion beam is deflected to a decay spectroscopy station for alpha-decay
tagging of the hyperfine components. Here, we present the first
hyperfine-structure measurements of the neutron-deficient francium isotopes
Fr, in addition to the identification of the low-lying states of
Fr performed at the CRIS experiment.Comment: Accepted for publication with Physical Review
Generation of 10-m-lengthscale plasma columns by resonant and off-resonant laser pulses
Creating extended, highly homogeneous plasma columns like that required by
plasma wakefield accelerators can be a challenge. We study the propagation of
ultra-short, TW power ionizing laser pulses in a 10-meter-long rubidium vapor
and the plasma columns they create. We perform experiments and numerical
simulations for pulses with 780 nm central wavelength, which is resonant with
the D transition from the ground state of rubidium atoms, as well as for
pulses with 810 nm central wavelength, some distance from resonances. We
measure transmitted energy and transverse width of the pulse and use schlieren
imaging to probe the plasma column in the vapor close to the end of the vapor
source. We find, that resonant pulses are more confined in a transverse
direction by the interaction than off-resonant pulses are and that the plasma
channels they create are more sharply bounded. Off-resonant pulses leave a
wider layer of partially ionized atoms and thus lose more energy per unit
propagation distance. Using experimental data, we estimate the energy required
to generate a 20-meter-long plasma column and conclude that resonant pulses are
much more suitable for creating a long, homogeneous plasma.Comment: 12 pages, 14 figure
Laser spectroscopy of francium isotopes at the borders of the region of reflection asymmetry
The magnetic dipole moments and changes in mean-square charge radii of the
neutron-rich isotopes were measured with the
newly-installed Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) beam line at
ISOLDE, CERN, probing the to atomic
transition. The values for
and follow the observed increasing
slope of the charge radii beyond . The charge radii odd-even
staggering in this neutron-rich region is discussed, showing that
has a weakly inverted odd-even staggering while
has normal staggering. This suggests that both isotopes
reside at the borders of a region of inverted staggering, which has been
associated with reflection-asymmetric shapes. The value supports a shell model configuration for the
ground state. The values support the tentative
spin, and point to a intruder ground state configuration.Comment: Accepted for publication with Physical Review
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