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First successful ionization of Lr (Z = 103) by a surface-ionization technique.

Tetsuya SatoThierry StoraNozomi SatoY. KaneyaY. KaneyaAkihiko OsaMasato AsaiJens Volker KratzAtsushi ToyoshimaKazuhiro OoeSunao MiyashitaKazuaki TsukadaShinichi IchikawaMatthias SchädelYuichiro NagameYuichiro Nagame

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Materials sciencechemistryIonizationThermal ionizationchemistry.chemical_elementActinideIonization energyAtomic physicsMolar ionization energies of the elementsInstrumentationIon sourceLawrenciumAtmospheric-pressure laser ionization

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We have developed a surface ionization ion-source as part of the JAEA-ISOL (Isotope Separator On-Line) setup, which is coupled to a He/CdI2 gas-jet transport system to determine the first ionization potential of the heaviest actinide lawrencium (Lr, Z = 103). The new ion-source is an improved version of the previous source that provided good ionization efficiencies for lanthanides. An additional filament was newly installed to give better control over its operation. We report, here, on the development of the new gas-jet coupled surface ion-source and on the first successful ionization and mass separation of 27-s (256)Lr produced in the (249)Cf + (11)B reaction.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-02-01The Review of scientific instruments
10.1063/1.4789772https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23464201