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Collinear laser spectroscopy on unstable isotopes—A tool of nuclear physics

Rainer Neugart

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Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRange (particle radiation)SpinsIsotopeChemistryCharge (physics)Condensed Matter PhysicsLaserAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionNuclear physicslawYield (chemistry)Physics::Atomic PhysicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentSpectroscopyHyperfine structure

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Atomic hyperfine structures and isotope shifts yield basic information about nuclear ground-state spins, moments and mean square charge radii. Recently, the collinear-beam laser experiments at ISOLDE have considerably enlarged the range of elements for which these studies can be extended into regions far from β-stability. The essential features of these experiments are outlined, and examples of the results on the rare-earth and radium isotopic chains are given. Finally, further improvements in sensitivity using non-optical detection are discussed.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02354810