179 research outputs found
A new beamline for laser spin-polarization at ISOLDE
A beamline dedicated to the production of laser-polarized radioactive beams
has been constructed at ISOLDE, CERN. We present here different simulations
leading to the design and construction of the setup, as well as technical
details of the full setup and examples of the achieved polarizations for
several radioisotopes. Beamline simulations show a good transmission through
the entire line, in agreement with observations. Simulations of the induced
nuclear spin-polarization as a function of atom-laser interaction length are
presented for Na, [1] and for Ar, which is studied in this
work. Adiabatic spin rotation of the spin-polarized ensemble of atoms, and how
this influences the observed nuclear ensemble polarization, are also performed
for the same nuclei. For Ar, we show that multiple-frequency pumping
enhances the ensemble polarization by a factor 1.85, in agreement with
predictions from a rate equations model.
[1] J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys./174408400
Isomer shift and magnetic moment of the long-lived 1/2 isomer in Zn: signature of shape coexistence near Ni
Collinear laser spectroscopy has been performed on the Zn
isotope at ISOLDE-CERN. The existence of a long-lived isomer with a few hundred
milliseconds half-life was confirmed, and the nuclear spins and moments of the
ground and isomeric states in Zn as well as the isomer shift were
measured. From the observed hyperfine structures, spins and
are firmly assigned to the ground and isomeric states. The magnetic moment
(Zn) = 1.1866(10) , confirms the spin-parity
with a shell-model configuration, in excellent
agreement with the prediction from large scale shell-model theories. The
magnetic moment (Zn) = 1.0180(12) supports a
positive parity for the isomer, with a wave function dominated by a 2h-1p
neutron excitation across the shell gap. The large isomer shift
reveals an increase of the intruder isomer mean square charge radius with
respect to that of the ground state:
= +0.204(6) fm, providing first evidence of shape coexistence.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, Accepeted by Phys. Rev. Lett. (2016
High-precision measurements of the hyperfine structure of cobalt ions in the deep ultraviolet range
High-precision hyperfine structure measurements were performed on stable, singly-charged [Formula: see text]Co ions at the IGISOL facility in JyvÀskylÀ, Finland using the collinear laser spectroscopy technique. A newly installed light collection setup enabled the study of transitions in the 230 nm wavelength range from low-lying states below 6000 cm[Formula: see text]. We report a 100-fold improvement on the precision of the hyperfine A parameters, and furthermore present newly measured hyperfine B paramaters
Evolution of nuclear structure in neutron-rich odd-Zn isotopes and isomers
Collinear laser spectroscopy was performed on Zn (Z=30) isotopes at ISOLDE, CERN. The study of hyperfine spectra of nuclei across the Zn isotopic chain, N=33â49, allowed the measurement of nuclear spins for the ground and isomeric states in odd-A neutron-rich nuclei up to N=50. Exactly one long-lived (>10 ms) isomeric state has been established in each 69â79Zn isotope. The nuclear magnetic dipole moments and spectroscopic quadrupole moments are well reproduced by large-scale shellâmodel calculations in the f5pg9 and fpg9d5 model spaces, thus establishing the dominant term in their wave function. The magnetic moment of the intruder IÏ=1/2+ isomer in 79Zn is reproduced only if the Îœs1/2 orbital is added to the valence space, as realized in the recently developed PFSDG-U interaction. The spin and moments of the low-lying isomeric state in 73Zn suggest a strong onset of deformation at N=43, while the progression towards 79Zn points to the stability of the Z=28 and N=50 shell gaps, supporting the magicity of 78Ni
Binding energies of ground and isomeric states in neutron-rich ruthenium isotopes: measurements at JYFLTRAP and comparison to theory
We report on precision mass measurements of Ru performed with
the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer at the Accelerator
Laboratory of University of Jyv\"askyl\"a. The phase-imaging
ion-cyclotron-resonance technique was used to resolve the ground and isomeric
states in Ru and enabled for the first time a measurement of the
isomer excitation energies, Ru keV and
Ru keV. The ground state of Ru was measured
using the time-of-flight ion-cyclotron-resonance technique. The new mass-excess
value for Ru is around 36 keV lower and 7 times more precise than the
previous literature value. With the more precise ground-state mass values, the
evolution of the two-neutron separation energies is further constrained and a
similar trend as predicted by the BSkG1 model is obtained up to the neutron
number .Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, submitted to Physical Review
Electromagnetic Properties of Indium Isotopes Elucidate the Doubly Magic Character of <sup>100</sup>Sn
Understanding the nuclear properties in the vicinity of 100Sn â suggested to be the heaviest doubly magic nucleus with equal proton number Z and neutron number N â has been a long-standing challenge for experimental and theoretical nuclear physics. In particular, contradictory experimental evidence exists regarding the role of nuclear collectivity in this region of the nuclear chart. Here, we provide additional evidence for the doubly-magic character of 100Sn by measuring the ground-state electromagnetic moments and nuclear charge radii of indium (Z = 49) isotopes as N approaches 50 from above using precision laser spectroscopy. Our results span almost the complete range between the two major neutron closed shells at N = 50 and N = 82 and reveal parabolic trends as a function of the neutron number, with a clear reduction toward these two neutron closed-shells. A detailed comparison between our experimental and numerical results from two complementary nuclear many-body frameworks, density functional theory and ab initio methods, exposes deficiencies in nuclear models and establishes a benchmark for future theoretical developments.<br/
High-precision measurements of low-lying isomeric states in In with JYFLTRAP double Penning trap
Neutron-rich In isotopes have been studied utilizing the double
Penning trap mass spectrometer JYFLTRAP at the IGISOL facility. Using the
phase-imaging ion-cyclotron-resonance technique, the isomeric states were
resolved from ground states and their excitation energies measured with high
precision in In. In In, the states were
separated and their masses were measured while the energy difference between
the unresolved and states, whose presence was confirmed by
post-trap decay spectroscopy was determined to be keV. In addition,
the half-life of Cd, s, was extracted.
Experimental results were compared with energy density functionals, density
functional theory and shell-model calculations.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figure
Magnetic moments of short-lived nuclei with part-per-million accuracy: Towards novel applications of -detected NMR in physics, chemistry and biology
We determine for the first time the magnetic dipole moment of a short-lived
nucleus with part-per-million (ppm) accuracy. To achieve this two orders of
magnitude improvement over previous studies, we implement a number of
innovations into our -detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (-NMR)
setup at ISOLDE/CERN. Using liquid samples as hosts we obtain narrow, sub-kHz
linewidth, resonances, while a simultaneous in-situ H NMR measurement
allows us to calibrate and stabilize the magnetic field to ppm precision, thus
eliminating the need for additional -NMR reference measurements.
Furthermore, we use ab initio calculations of NMR shielding constants to
improve the accuracy of the reference magnetic moment, thus removing a large
systematic error. We demonstrate the potential of this combined approach with
the 1.1 s half-life radioactive nucleus Na, which is relevant for
biochemical studies. Our technique can be readily extended to other isotopic
chains, providing accurate magnetic moments for many short-lived nuclei.
Furthermore, we discuss how our approach can open the path towards a wide range
of applications of the ultra-sensitive -NMR in physics, chemistry, and
biology.Comment: re-submitte
Nuclear charge radius of Al and its implication for V in the quark-mixing matrix
Collinear laser spectroscopy was performed on the isomer of the aluminium
isotope Al. The measured isotope shift to Al in the
3s^{2}3p\;^{2}\!P^\circ_{3/2} \rightarrow 3s^{2}4s\;^{2}\!S_{1/2} atomic
transition enabled the first experimental determination of the nuclear charge
radius of Al, resulting in =\qty{3.130\pm.015}{\femto\meter}. This
differs by 4.5 standard deviations from the extrapolated value used to
calculate the isospin-symmetry breaking corrections in the superallowed
decay of Al. Its corrected value, important for the
estimation of in the CKM matrix, is thus shifted by one standard
deviation to \qty{3071.4\pm1.0}{\second}.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
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