Laser spectroscopy for the study of exotic nuclei

XF Yang, SJ Wang, SG Wilkins, RFG Ruiz - Progress in Particle and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Investigation into the properties and structure of unstable nuclei far from stability is a key
avenue of research in modern nuclear physics. These efforts are motivated by the continual …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of hyperfine structure measurements in alkali atoms

M Allegrini, E Arimondo, LA Orozco - Journal of Physical and Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The spectroscopic hyperfine constants for all the alkali atoms are reported. For atoms from
lithium to cesium, only the long lived atomic isotopes are examined. For francium, the …

Collinear laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE: new methods and highlights

R Neugart, J Billowes, ML Bissell… - Journal of Physics G …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Over three and a half decades of collinear laser spectroscopy and the COLLAPS setup have
played a major role in the ISOLDE physics programme. Based on a general experimental …

Charge radii and electromagnetic moments of

JG Cubiss, AE Barzakh, MD Seliverstov, AN Andreyev… - Physical Review C, 2018 - APS
Hyperfine-structure parameters and isotope shifts of At 195–211 have been measured for
the first time at CERN-ISOLDE, using the in-source resonance-ionization spectroscopy …

Laser spectroscopy of isomers

Á Koszorús, B Cheal - The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2024 - Springer
Laser spectroscopy is an indispensable tool in radioactive ion beam facilities. It is used for
the study of the nuclear structure of radioactive isotopes, as well as for the production and …

Optimising the collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy (CRIS) experiment at CERN-ISOLDE

AR Vernon, RP de Groote, J Billowes… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The CRIS experiment at CERN-ISOLDE is a dedicated laser spectroscopy setup for high-
resolution hyperfine structure measurements of nuclear observables of exotic isotopes …

Isotope shifts in the transition of francium: Measurements and comparison to ab initio theory

MR Kalita, JA Behr, A Gorelov, MR Pearson… - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
We observe the electric-dipole forbidden 7 s→ 8 s transition in the francium isotopes Fr 208−
211 and Fr 213 using a two-photon excitation scheme. We collect the atoms online from an …

Laser and decay spectroscopy of the short-lived isotope in the vicinity of the shell closure

GJ Farooq-Smith, TE Cocolios, J Billowes, ML Bissell… - Physical Review C, 2016 - APS
Combined decay and laser spectroscopy measurements of the isotope Fr 214 are reported,
using the collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy (CRIS) technique at the ISOLDE …

Enhanced atomic desorption of 209 and 210 francium from organic coating

S Agustsson, G Bianchi, R Calabrese, L Corradi… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Controlled atomic desorption from organic Poly-DiMethylSiloxane coating is demonstrated
for improving the loading efficiency of 209,210 Fr magneto-optical traps. A three times …

Quadrupole moment of

SG Wilkins, KM Lynch, J Billowes, CL Binnersley… - Physical Review C, 2017 - APS
The spectroscopic electric quadrupole moment of the neutron-deficient francium isotope Fr
203 was measured by using high-resolution collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy …