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Laser spectroscopy of niobium fission fragments: first use of optical pumping in an ion beam cooler buncher.
Ari JokinenJuha ÄYstöIain MooreAntti SaastamoinenBradley ChealJ. BillowesSebastian RothePaul CampbellG. TungateF.c. CharlwoodTommi EronenD. H. ForestM. RüfferT. KesslerK. BaczynskaM. Reponensubject
Optical pumpingMaterials scienceQC PhysicsIon beamCover (topology)Degree (graph theory)Charge radiusExcited stateGeneral Physics and AstronomyCharge densityAtomic physicsSpectroscopydescription
A new method of optical pumping in an ion beam cooler buncher has been developed to selectively enhance ionic metastable state populations. The technique permits the study of elements previously inaccessible to laser spectroscopy and has been applied here to the study of Nb. Model independent mean-square charge radii and nuclear moments have been studied for $^{90,90\text{ }\mathrm{m},91,91\text{ }\mathrm{m},92,93,99,101,103}\mathrm{Nb}$ to cover the region of the $N=50$ shell closure and $N\ensuremath{\approx}60$ sudden onset of deformation. The increase in mean-square charge radius is observed to be less than that for Y, with a substantial degree of $\ensuremath{\beta}$ softness observed before and after $N=60$.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-05 | Physical review letters |