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AUTHOR
Christophor Kozhuharov
Precision experiments with time-resolved Schottky mass spectrometry
Abstract A large area on the mass surface of neutron-deficient nuclides (36≤Z≤85) was measured with time-resolved Schottky mass spectrometry at the FRS-ESR facilities. The masses of 114 nuclides were obtained for the first time from which 43 were determined via known decay energies. The improved mass accuracy of 30 keV allowed to study the isospin dependence of nuclear pairing, to precisely locate the one-proton dripline for odd-Z isotopes from Tb to Pa and to make crucial tests of the predictive powers of modern mass models.
Status and perspectives of atomic physics research at GSI
A short overview on the results of atomic physics research at the storage ring ESR is given followed by a presentation of the envisioned atomic physics program at the planned new GSI facility. The proposed new GSI facility will provide highest intensities of relativistic beams of both stable and unstable heavy nuclei - up to a Lorentz factor of 24. At those relativistic velocities, the energies of optical transitions, such as for lasers.. are boosted into the X-ray region and the high-charge state ions generate electric and magnetic fields of exceptional strength. Together with high beam intensities a range of important experiments can be anticipated, for example electronic transitions in r…
Observation of a dramatic hindrance of the nuclear decay of isomeric states for fully ionized atoms
Abstract The half-lives of isomeric states of fully ionized 144Tb, 149Dy and 151Er have been measured. These nuclides were produced via fragmentation of about 900 MeV/u 209Bi projectiles, separated in flight with the fragment separator (FRS) and stored in the cooler ring (ESR). The decay times of the cooled fragments have been measured with time-resolved Schottky spectrometry. We observed for the first time drastic increases of the half-lives of bare isomers by factors of up to 30 compared to their neutral counterparts. This is due to the exclusion of the strong internal conversion and electron-capture channels in the radioactive decay of these bare nuclei. The experimental results are in g…
Investigations of Superheavy Quasiatoms via Spectroscopy of δ Rays and Positrons
There exists a long-standing and very interesting problem in atomic physics, namely, the question: What is the binding energy of an electron if the strength of the Coulomb potential exceeds Zα = 1? According to the Dirac-Sommerfeld fine-structure formula for a point charge $$E = {m_e}{c^2}{[1 - {(Z\alpha )^2}]^{1/2}}$$ (1) the total energy of the lowest bound Is-state becomes imaginary for Zα > 1. But even as early as 1945 it was realized(59) that this property of Eq. (1) is caused by the singularity of the Coulomb potential at the origin. Assuming a realistic charge distribution of the nucleus there is no restriction suc as Zα < 1 for the binding energy. Recent calculations show (cf., e.g.…
New results with stored exotic nuclei at relativistic energies
Recently, much progress has been made with stored exotic nuclei at relativistic velocities ( v c = 0.7 ) . Fragments of 208Pb and 209Bi projectiles and fission products from 238U ions were produced, separated in flight with the fragment separator FRS, and injected into the storage-cooler ring ESR for precision measurements. 114 new masses of neutron-deficient isotopes in the lead region have been measured with time-resolved Schottky Mass Spectrometry (SMS). A new isospin dependence of the pairing energy was observed due to the improved mass accuracy of typically 1.5×10-7 (30 keV). New masses of short-lived neutron-rich fission fragments have been obtained with Isochronous Mass Spectrometry …