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RILIS-ionized mercury and tellurium beams at ISOLDE CERN

B. A. MarshD. V. FedorovC. SeiffertRalf Erik RosselRalf Erik RosselT. Day GoodacreT. Day GoodacreK. ChrysalidisK. ChrysalidisJ. BillowesSebastian RotheSebastian RotheP. L. MolkanovV. N. FedosseevKlaus Wendt

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Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsHelium ionization detectorchemistry.chemical_elementCondensed Matter Physics7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsIon source010305 fluids & plasmasMercury (element)Atmospheric-pressure laser ionizationIonsymbols.namesakechemistryIonization0103 physical sciencesRydberg formulasymbolsPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersPhysics::Atomic PhysicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryAtomic physics010306 general physicsTellurium

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This paper presents the results of ionization scheme development for application at the ISOLDE Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source (RILIS). Two new ionization schemes for mercury are presented: a three-step three-resonance ionization scheme, ionizing via an excitation to a Rydberg level and a three-step two-resonance ionization scheme, with a non-resonant final step to the ionization continuum that corresponded to a factor of four higher ionization efficiency. The efficiency of the optimal mercury ionization scheme was measured, together with the efficiency of a new three-step three resonance ionization scheme for tellurium. The efficiencies of the mercury and tellurium ionization schemes were determined to be 6 % and >18 % respectively.

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2017-02-22
10.1007/s10751-017-1398-6https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/rilisionized-mercury-and-tellurium-beams-at-isolde-cern(fb7cbf32-8d77-4636-b44b-b0c4c100c4df).html