Hyperfine structure and isotope shift measurement of short-lived elements by laser spectroscopy. Progress report

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5116464

Schuessler, H A

The measurement of the hyperfine structure (HFS) splitting and isotope shift (IS) of atomic spectra is continuing to be the major source for the determination of nuclear moments and charge distributions of short-lived nuclei far from stability. In the experiments, ultimate sensitivity of detection must be achieved due to the minute number of short-lived nuclei which can be produced. In addition, the short lifetime requires that the experiments be carried out on-line to the production facility. Presently, mainly neutron-rich isotopes are being studied in our research effort by three sensitive laser techniques, which are collinear fast ion beam laser spectroscopy, stored-ion laser spectroscopy, and Doppler-free polarization spectroscopy.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA). Dept. of Physics
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-80ER10578
• OSTI ID: 5116464
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/10578-5; ON: DE86000346
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BARIUM IONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
HELIUM
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
IONS
LASER SPECTROSCOPY
METALS
MULTICHARGED IONS
NONMETALS
RARE GASES
SILVER
SPECTRAL SHIFT
SPECTROSCOPY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS