Laser resonance ionization scheme development for tellurium and germanium at the dual Ti:Sa–Dye ISOLDE RILIS

T. Day Goodacre*, D. Fedorov, V. N. Fedosseev, L. Forster, B. A. Marsh, R. E. Rossel, S. Rothe, M. Veinhard

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Abstract

The resonance ionization laser ion source (RILIS) is the principal ion source of the ISOLDE radioactive beam facility based at CERN. Using the method of in-source laser resonance ionization spectroscopy, a transition to a new autoionizing state of tellurium was discovered and applied as part of a three-step, three-resonance, photo-ionization scheme. In a second study, a three-step, two-resonance, photo-ionization scheme for germanium was developed and the ionization efficiency was measured at ISOLDE. This work increases the range of ISOLDE RILIS ionized beams to 31 elements. Details of the spectroscopy studies are described and the new ionization schemes are summarized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)510-514
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume830
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016

Keywords

  • Autoionizing
  • Germanium
  • ISOLDE
  • Laser ionization
  • RILIS
  • Tellurium

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