Authors:
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Manchester, UK
- Presents isotope shifts from 177 Hg to 208 Hg, a cessation of pronounced shape staggering in the mercury isotopic chain and crossing the N=126 shell closure
- Includes the resonance ionization scheme development for chromium, germanium, mercury radium, and tellurium
- Couples laser and arc discharge ion sources
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This thesis explores two distinct applications of laser spectroscopy: the study of nuclear ground state properties, and element selective radioactive ion beam production. It also presents the methods and results of an investigation into isotope shifts in the mercury isotopic chain. These Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source (RILIS) developments are detailed, together with an RILIS ionization scheme that allowed laser ionized ion beams of chromium, germanium, radium and tellurium to be generated at the Isotope Mass Separator On-Line (ISOLDE) facility.
A combination of laser spectroscopy with decay spectroscopy and mass spectrometry unambiguously demonstrated a cessation of the extreme shape staggering first observed in the 1970s and revealed the characteristic kink at the crossing of the N=126 shell closure. A series of RILIS developments were required to facilitate this experiment, including mercury “ionization scheme” development and the coupling of the RILIS with an arc discharge ion source.
Laser spectroscopy has since become a powerful tool for nuclear physics and the Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source (RILIS), of the ISOLDE facility at CERN, is a prime example. Highlighting important advances in this field, the thesis offers a unique and revealing resource.
Authors and Affiliations
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TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
Thomas Day Goodacre
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applied Laser Spectroscopy for Nuclear Physics
Book Subtitle: Isotope Shifts in the Mercury Isotopic Chain and Laser Ion Source Development
Authors: Thomas Day Goodacre
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73889-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73888-4Published: 27 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73891-4Published: 28 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73889-1Published: 25 September 2021
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 129
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Nuclear Chemistry, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics