Laser-spectroscopy studies of the nuclear structure of neutron-rich radium

K. M. Lynch, Shane Wilkins, Jonathan Billowes, Cory Binnersley, Mark Bissell, K. Chrysalidis, TE Cocolios, Thomas Day Goodacre, R P de Groote, G. J. Farooq-Smith, D. V. Fedorov, V.N. Fedosseev, Kieran Flanagan, S. Franchoo, Ronald Garcia Ruiz, W Gins, R. Heinke, A Koszorus, B.A. Marsh, PL MolkanovP. Naubereit, G. Neyens, Christopher Ricketts, S. Rothe, C. Seiffert, M. D. Seliverstov, H.H. Stroke, D. Studer, Adam Vernon, K.D.A. Wendt, X. Yang

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    Abstract

    The neutron-rich radium isotopes, Ra222-233, were measured with Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) at the ISOLDE facility, CERN. The hyperfine structure of the 7s2S01→7s7pP13 transition was probed, allowing measurement of the magnetic moments, quadrupole moments, and changes in mean-square charge radii. These results are compared to existing literature values, and the new moments and change in mean-square charge radii of Ra231 are presented. Low-resolution laser spectroscopy of the very neutron-rich Ra233 has allowed the isotope shift and relative charge radius to be determined for the first time.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number024309
    JournalPhysical Review C (Nuclear Physics)
    Volume97
    Issue number2
    Early online date7 Feb 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Feb 2018

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