Characterization of the LISOL laser ion source using spontaneous fission of 252Cf

Yu Kudryavtsev, T. E. Cocolios, J. Gentens, O. Ivanov, M. Huyse, D. Pauwels, M. Sawicka, T. Sonoda, P. Van den Bergh, P. Van Duppen

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    Abstract

    A spontaneous fission Californium-252 source was placed inside a gas cell in order to characterize the LISOL laser ion source. The fission products from 252Cf are thermalized and neutralized in the plasma created by energetic particles. Two-step selective laser ionization is applied to produce purified beams of radioactive isotopes. The survival of fission products in a single charge state has been studied in argon as a buffer gas for different elements. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4368-4372
    Number of pages4
    JournalNuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
    Volume266
    Issue number19-20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2008

    Keywords

    • Californium-252
    • Ion catcher
    • Laser resonance ionization
    • Spontaneous fission

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