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Prospects for laser spectroscopy, ion chemistry and mobility measurements of superheavy elements in buffer-gas traps
2015
Abstract Laser spectroscopic methods are reviewed which are of potential interest for the investigation of atomic and ionic level structures of superheavy elements. The latter are defined here as the trans-fermium elements with Z > 100 for which no experimental atomic or ionic level structure information is known so far, and which cannot be bred in high flux nuclear power reactors via successive neutron capture. The principles of suitable laser spectroscopic methods are described, and illustrated by examples of real experiments. The addressed methods include single-ion spectroscopy in Paul traps, laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIF), radiation-detected optical pumping (RADOP), radi…
Untersuchung verschiedener Elektronenemissionsprozesse auf Mehrfachemission
1965
A comparison of the pulse hight distribution of several electron emission processes is drawn. Thermionic electrons, photoelectrons, field electrons and exoelectrons are found to be emitted as single electrons.
Nuclear ground state spins of short-lived strontium isotopes
1987
Nuclear ground state spins of the odd-mass strontium isotopes between A=79 and 97 were determined by measurements of the hyperfine structure in the ionic transition 5s2S1/2−5p2P3/2. The spins of93Sr and97Sr are revised to I=5/2 and I=1/2, respectively, while assignments for the remaining isotopes are confirmed.
Single-component plasma of photoelectrons
2007
Abstract Ten-nanosecond pulses of photoelectrons liberated by intense UV laser pulses from a thin gold layer are captured into a single-component plasma that is ideally suited to cool antiprotons ( p ¯ ) for antihydrogen ( H ¯ ) production. Up to a billion electrons are accumulated using a series of laser pulses, more than are needed for efficient p ¯ cooling in the large traps now being used for loading p ¯ for H ¯ production. The method is demonstrated within an enclosed vacuum space that is entirely at 4 K, and is thus compatible with the exceptional cryogenic vacuum that is desirable for the long-term storage of antihydrogen. The pitfalls of other electron accumulation methods are entir…
Collinear laser spectroscopy of radioisotopes of zirconium
2003
Isotope shifts and hyperfine structures have been measured for radioisotopes of ionic zirconium using on-line laser spectroscopy at the IGISOL facility in Jyvaskyla, where the installation of an ion beam cooler/buncher has significantly improved the experimental sensitivity. Measurements have been made on all the neutron-deficient isotopes from 87Zr to 90Zr, including the isomers 87m,89mZr, and the neutron-rich isotopes from 96Zr to 102Zr. The change in mean square charge radii between the isotopes and the nuclear moments of the odd isotopes have been extracted. The data show a sudden increase in the mean square charge radius at mass A = 100, consistent with an onset of nuclear deformation …
Converting external potential fluctuations into nonzero time-average electric currents using a single nanopore
2015
The possibility of taking advantage of a fluctuating environment for energy and information transduction is a significant challenge in biological and artificial nanostructures. We demonstrate here directional electrical transduction from fluctuating external signals using a single nanopore of conical shape immersed in an ionic aqueous solution. To this end, we characterize experimentally the average output currents obtained by the electrical rectification of zero time-average input potentials. The transformation of external potential fluctuations into nonzero time-average responses using a single nanopore in liquid state is of fundamental significance for biology and nanophysics. This energ…
Experimental investigation of electron impact onSi2−
2008
A merged beams technique has been used to investigate collisions between electrons and $\text{Si}_{2}{}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ ions over a relative kinetic energy range of 0--210 eV. Absolute cross sections for pure electron detachment, detachment plus dissociation, and dissociation involving atomic and ionic products were measured. The dominant process over the energy range studied is pure electron detachment. A search for a resonance associated with a ${\text{Si}}_{2}$ dianion was made but none was observed.
An experiment on the velocity distribution of thermionic electrons
2010
This paper describes an undergraduate experiment that yields the velocity distribution of thermionic electrons by analyzing the I-V characteristics of diodes and triodes. The experiment allows students to focus on the distribution function more than on difficulties arising from the complexity of thermionic emission. By using a simple model, the velocity distribution of thermionic electrons emitted by the vacuum tube cathode can be described by Maxwell’s distribution.
Phänomenologische Betrachtung zur Photon-Elektron-Wechselwirkung in einem Plasma
1961
The question at stake is, whether a simple physical connection may be found between Richardson equation for thermionic emission on the one hand, and Richardson equation for photoelectric emission on the other hand. The proposition of such a connection is based on the following supposition: that electrons are not only elements of a (Fermi-Dirac-) statistical ensemble and, as such, cause thermionic phenomena; but that they can also interact with a radiation field, thereby causing an additional emission current, according to Richardson (photoelectric) equation. — It is shown in detail that the current emitted from a metal of 2000 °K is determined by the complete radiation of this metal only to…
Quantum chemical simulations of hole self-trapping in semi-ionic crystals
1994
A novel formalism is presented for reliable calculations of the energetics of hole self-trapping in semi-ionic solids with mixed valence bands. Unlike previous model-Hamiltonian-type approaches, it is based on self-consistent quantum chemical INDO simulations of the atomistic and electronic structure of a self-trapped hole, making no a priori assumptions about a particular form of its localization (if any). This formalism is applied to the problem of hole self-trapping in corundum crystals (a -A1203). The hole self-trapping is found to be energetically favorable in the form of a diatomic 02 molecule with strong covalent bonding quite similar to the self-trapped hole (VK-center) in alkali ha…