Search results for "Quadrupole"
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Antiferroelectric phase transition inRb3D(SO4)2single crystals studied by87RbNMR
1998
The quadrupole perturbed central transition of the magnetic ${}^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ resonance was used to study ${\mathrm{Rb}}_{3}{\mathrm{D}(\mathrm{S}\mathrm{O}}_{4}{)}_{2}$ single crystals. Three resonance lines were found at room temperature. This result is in accord with the monoclinic space group reported for these crystals and does not require the previously invoked self-trapped proton states. The number of resonance lines quadruples below the antiferroelectric phase transition near 82 K. From the line splitting the order-parameter exponent of the low-temperature phase was found to be $\ensuremath{\beta}=0.2.$ Spin-lattice relaxation times have been determined in the fully protonated an…
Atomic and molecular transitions induced by axions via oscillating nuclear moments
2020
The interaction of standard model's particles with the axionic Dark Matter field may generate oscillating nuclear electric dipole moments (EDMs), oscillating nuclear Schiff moments and oscillating nuclear magnetic quadrupole moments (MQMs) with a frequency corresponding to the axion's Compton frequency. Within an atom or a molecule an oscillating EDM, Schiff moment or MQM can drive transitions between atomic or molecular states. The excitation events can be detected, for example, via subsequent fluorescence or photoionization. Here we calculate the rates of such transitions. If the nucleus has octupole deformation or quadrupole deformation then the transition rate due to Schiff moment and M…
Isotope separation by nonlinear resonances in a Paul trap
1996
Deviations from the ideal quadrupole potential in a Paul ion trap create nonlinear resonances at certain operating points inside the stability diagram, where in the absence of potential pertubations storing times are very long. In the presence of those pertubations, however, the ions are lost from the trap. Since these resonances are mass dependent and the mass resolution is of the order of 100 it can be used to separate isotopes of a given element by choosing suitable trap operating conditions. Experiments on a natural mixture of Eu+ ions of mass 151 and 153 show that in a simple way, by proper choice of the operating point, the ions can be completely separated and laser-induced optical sp…
Computational Approach to Gravitational Waves Forms in Stellar Systems as Complex Structures through Keplerian Parameters
2009
In this paper we investigate the gravitational waves emission by stellar dynamical structures as complex systems in the quadrupole approximation considering bounded and unbounded orbits. Precisely, after deriving analytical expressions for the gravitational wave luminosity, the total energy output and gravitational radiation amplitude, we present a computational approach to evaluate the gravitational wave-forms from elliptical, circular, parabolic and hyperbolic orbits as a function of Keplerian parameters.
Nonlinear collective oscillations of an ion cloud in a Paul trap
1997
In an experiment using a Paul trap, we create a ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}^{+}$ ion cloud by electron ionization of the background gas at ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}9}$-mbar residual pressure. Exciting the ions parametrically at twice the frequency of the secular motion of ions in the $r$ or $z$ direction, we observe a narrow resonance at some distance from the motional resonance center if the amplitude of the exciting field exceeds a threshold value. The threshold value decreases with increasing ion number. Since the narrow resonance does not shift with ion number, we interpret it as a collective resonance of the center of mass of the ion cloud. The resonance shape exhibits the typical form of a driven a…
Deformation of the proton emitterCs113from electromagnetic transition and proton-emission rates
2016
The lifetime of the $(11/{2}^{+})$ state in the band above the proton-emitting $(3/{2}^{+})$ state in $^{113}\mathrm{Cs}$ has been measured to be $\ensuremath{\tau}=24(6)$ ps from a recoil-decay-tagged differential-plunger experiment. The measured lifetime was used to deduce the deformation of the states using wave functions from a nonadiabatic quasiparticle model to independently calculate both proton-emission and electromagnetic $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-ray transition rates as a function of deformation. The only quadrupole deformation, which was able to reproduce the experimental excitation energies of the states, the electromagnetic decay rate of the $(11/{2}^{+})$ state and the proton-emis…
Kr369660 –Low- Z Boundary of the Island of Deformation at N=60
2017
Prompt γ-ray spectroscopy of the neutron-rich $^{96}$Kr, produced in transfer- and fusion-induced fission reactions, has been performed using the combination of the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array and the VAMOS++ spectrometer. A second excited state, assigned to $J^π$ = $4^+$, is observed for the first time, and a previously reported level energy of the first 2+ excited state is confirmed. The measured energy ratio R4/2 = E($4^+$)/E($2^+$) = 2.12(1) indicates that this nucleus does not show a well-developed collectivity contrary to that seen in heavier N = 60 isotones. This new measurement highlights an abrupt transition of the degree of collectivity as a function of the proton number at Z = …
Medium-spin structure of neutron-rich Pd and Cd isotopes
2003
Cadmium isotopes are traditionally considered as good examples of nearly spherical, vibrational nuclei, which can be described by quadrupole vibrators in the collective model, as well as the U(5) dynamical symmetry in the interacting boson model (IBM). However, the shape coexistence of more deformed intruder states originating from proton 2p–4h excitation across the Z = 50 major shell is another interesting structural aspect, whose presence in Pd-isotopes has also been demonstrated [1,2].
Determination of quantum defect for the Rydberg P series of Ca II
2019
We present an experimental investigation of the Rydberg 23 P$_{1/2}$ state of laser-cooled $^{40}$Ca$^+$ ions in a radiofrequency ion trap. Using micromotion sideband spectroscopy on a narrow quadrupole transition, the oscillating electric field at the ion position was precisely characterised, and the modulation of the Rydberg transition due to this field was minimised. From a correlated fit to this P line and previously measured P and F level energies of Ca II, we have determined the ionization energy of 95 751.916(32) $\rm {cm}^{-1}$, in agreement with the accepted value, and the quantum defect for the $n$ P$_{1/2}$ states.
Trapping and sympathetic cooling of single thorium ions for spectroscopy
2018
Precision optical spectroscopy of exotic ions reveals accurate information about nuclear properties such as charge radii and magnetic and quadrupole moments. Thorium ions exhibit unique nuclear properties with high relevance for testing symmetries of nature. We report loading and trapping of single $^{232}$Th$^+$ ions in a linear Paul trap, embedded into and sympathetically cooled by small crystals of trapped $^{40}$Ca$^+$ ions. Trapped Th ions are identified in a non-destructive manner from the voids in the laser-induced Ca fluorescence pattern emitted by the crystal, and alternatively, by means of a time-of-flight signal when extracting ions from the Paul trap and steering them into an ex…