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Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich Indium Isotopes

  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Measurements of fundamental electromagnetic observables of the most exotic neutron-rich indium (Z = 49) isotopes to-date using highly sensitive laser spectroscopy techniques
  • Probes changes in nuclear structure in the doubly-magic 132Sn region

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Adam Robert Vernon
    Pages 1-4
  3. Background Atomic and Nuclear Physics

    • Adam Robert Vernon
    Pages 5-36
  4. Experimental Method Background

    • Adam Robert Vernon
    Pages 37-53
  5. Laser Ablation Ion Source Studies of Indium

    • Adam Robert Vernon
    Pages 69-106
  6. Evolution of Neutron-Rich Indium Proton-Hole States

    • Adam Robert Vernon
    Pages 159-182
  7. Conclusion

    • Adam Robert Vernon
    Pages 183-185
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 187-223

About this book

This thesis describes the application of the collinear resonance laser spectroscopy to sensitively measure the electromagnetic nuclear observables of the neutron-rich indium isotopes 115-131In. This entailed a systematic study of the efficiency of resonant ionization schemes to extract the hyperfine structure of the isotopes, the atomic charge exchange process and benchmarking of modern atomic calculations with a laser ablation ion source. 

This allowed determination of the root-mean-square nuclear charge radii, nuclear magnetic dipole moments, nuclear electric quadrupole moments and nuclear spins of the 113-131In isotopes with high accuracy. 

With a proton hole in the Z = 50 nuclear shell closure of tin and several nuclear isomer states, these measurements of the indium (Z = 49) isotope chain provided an efficient probe of the evolution of nuclear structure properties towards and at the doubly-magic nuclear shell closure of 132Sn (N = 82) - revealing unpredicted changes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

    Adam Robert Vernon

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich Indium Isotopes

  • Authors: Adam Robert Vernon

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54189-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54188-0Published: 01 November 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54191-0Published: 02 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-54189-7Published: 31 October 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 223

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Spectroscopy/Spectrometry, Particle and Nuclear Physics

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