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 …

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 …

For the analysis of low-statistics counting experiments, a traditional nonlinear least squares
minimization routine may not always provide correct parameter and uncertainty estimates …

Precision nuclear charge radii measurements in the light-mass region are essential for
understanding the evolution of nuclear structure, but their measurement represents a great …

The CRIS experiment at CERN-ISOLDE is a dedicated laser spectroscopy setup for high-
resolution hyperfine structure measurements of nuclear observables of exotic isotopes …

This paper presents an overview of recent resonance ionization schemes used at the
Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) setup located at ISOLDE, CERN. The …

A compact radio frequency cooler buncher (RFQCB) is currently in development between
The University of Manchester, KU Leuven, and CERN. The device will be installed as part of …

We propose to perform the first measurements of the level energies, fine and hyperfine
structure, and lifetimes of the 6D3/2, 5/2 states of neutral francium using Collinear …

Unbeknownst to more people than one may suspect, the very definition of nuclear physics is
completely different to its usual connotation with atomic bombs and nuclear power stations: it …

This chapter gives a brief summary of the underlying principles of atomic and nuclear
physics which are needed to understand the laser spectroscopy methods used to measure …