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AUTHOR
H.-jürgen Kluge
Resonance Ionization Mass Spectroscopy for Trace Analysis
My first lecture at this Summer School on Applied Laser Spectroscopy dealt with the determination of nuclear ground-state properties, i.e. atomic mass M, the nuclear spin I, the magnetic dipole moment μ I, the spectroscopic quadrupole moment Q, and the changes in the mean-square charge radius δ(r2) A,A´ between isotopes with mass number A and A´. These quantities can be determined for stable, long-, or short-lived isotopes by mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy. In the latter case, the hyperfine structure (HFS) and the volume effect of the isotope shift (IS) are determined in atomic levels or optical transitions. The state of the art mainly concerning short-lived nuclei is described …
Lasers at accelerators: past, present and future
The application of lasers at accelerators is reviewed with emphasis on laser spectroscopy of short-lived isotopes and the determination of nuclear spins, moments, and changes of charge radii in long isotopic chains leading far-off stability. Experimental techniques as well as future directions are discussed.
Optical Spectroscopy of Short-Lived Isotopes
This chapter will concentrate on a special branch of the large field of optical spectroscopy, namely, the study of hyperfine structure (hfs) and isotope shift (IS) of short-lived isotopes. Such investigations give information on some basic properties of these nuclei: the spin ( ), the magnetic moment (μI), the spectroscopic quadrupole moment (Q s ), and the change of the mean square charge radius between different isotopes (δ〈r 2〉).
Nuclear Ground-State Properties from Laser and Mass Spectroscopy
Atomic physics played an important role in establishing our present-day knowledge on the atomic nucleus. Especially mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy were the main sources of information on nuclear properties in the early days of nuclear physics. Still now, precise information on nuclear masses (or binding energies) are obtained by mass spectrometry whereas mass differences between two isotopes are usually determined by nuclear-spectroscopy techniques via a determination of the Q-value of nuclear reactions or decay. Almost all our information on the nuclear spins I, the nuclear magnetic dipole moment μ I, the spectroscopic quadrupole moment Q, and the changes in the mean-square cha…
Determination of the electron’s mass from g -factor experiments on 12 C 5+ and 16 O 7+
Abstract We present a derivation of the electron’s mass from our experiment on the electronic g factor in 12C5+ and 16O7+ together with the most recent quantum electrodynamical predictions. The value obtained from 12C5+ is me=0.0005485799093(3) u, that from oxygen is me=0.0005485799092(5) u. Both values agree with the currently accepted one within 1.5 standard deviations but are four respectively two-and-a-half times more precise. The contributions to the uncertainties of our values and perspectives for the determination of the fine-structure constant α by an experiment on the bound-electron g factor are discussed.
How to measure nuclear ground-state properties in simple systems such as 11Li or U91+?
Abstract Atomic spectroscopy yields key information on properties of ground and isomeric states via a determination of the hyperfine structure and isotope shift. In order to deduce precise nuclear moments and charge radii, the electromagnetic fields produced by the electrons at the site of the nucleus must be known with high accuracy. This is presently possible only for simple systems with very few electrons. This contribution describes two scenarios for such experiments: the determination of the charge radius of the neutron-rich isotopes 8,9Li and of the halo nucleus 11Li at the on-line isotope separators at GSI and TRIUMF and the Highly charged Ion TRAP (HITRAP) facility which is under co…