Accurate mass measurements of short-lived isotopes with the MISTRAL* rf spectrometer

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.57488· OSTI ID:21207963

Toader, C ^[1]; Audi, G; Doubre, H; Jacotin, M; Henry, S; Kepinski, J -F; Le Scornet, G; Lunney, D; Monsanglant, C; Saint Simon, M de; Thibault, C ^[1]; Borcea, C; Duma, M ^[2]; Lebee, G ^[3]

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1. CSNSM-IN2P3-CNRS, F-91405 Orsay (France)
2. Inst. Atomic Physics, Bucharest (Romania)
3. CERN, EP Division, Geneva (Switzerland)

The MISTRAL* experiment has measured its first masses at ISOLDE. Installed in May 1997, this radiofrequency transmission spectrometer is to concentrate on nuclides with particularly short half-lives. MISTRAL received its first stable beam in October and first radioactive beam in November 1997. These first tests, with a plasma ion source, resulted in excellent isobaric separation and reasonable transmission. Further testing and development enabled first data taking in July 1998 on neutron-rich Na isotopes having half-lives as short as 31 ms.

• OSTI ID: 21207963
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 457, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on trapped charged particles and fundamental physics, Asilomar, CA (United States), 31 Aug - 4 Sep 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.57488; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
HALF-LIFE
ION SOURCES
ISOBARIC NUCLEI
ISOTOPE SEPARATORS
MASS
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MILLISECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NEUTRON-RICH ISOTOPES
NEUTRONS
RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SODIUM IONS
SODIUM ISOTOPES