TITAN: An ion trap for accurate mass measurements of ms-half-life nuclides

A. Chaudhuri, C. Andreoiu, M. Brodeur, T. Brunner, U. Chowdhury, S. Ettenauer, A. T. Gallant, A. Grossheim, G. Gwinner, R. Klawitter, A. A. Kwiatkowski, K. G. Leach, A. Lennarz, D. Lunney, T. D. Macdonald, R. Ringle, B. E. Schultz, V. V. Simon, M. C. Simon, J. Dilling

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Abstract

The introduction of Paul traps, in particular linear radio-frequency quadrupoles in the early 2000s, has revolutionized the use of ion traps for probing the properties of radioactive nuclides. It opened the path to trapping all available nuclides, independent of their chemical properties. We present an overview of direct mass measurements of short-lived nuclides using TITAN, a Penning trap mass spectrometer facility particularly suitable for precision measurements of ms-half-life nuclides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-105
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume114
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work has been supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada. T.B. acknowledges support from evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst, A.T.G. acknowledges from the NSERC CGS-D program, T.D.M. from the NSERC CGS-M program, A. L. from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under Grant no. FR 601/3-1, S.E. from the Vanier CGS program, and V.V.S. from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. We thank M. Good for providing technical support for the TITAN experiment.

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