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Smooth trends in fermium charge radii and the impact of shell effects
/ Warbinek, Jessica (Darmstadt, GSI ; Mainz U. ; CERN ; Helmholtz Inst., Mainz) ; Rickert, Elisabeth (Darmstadt, GSI ; Mainz U. ; Helmholtz Inst., Mainz) ; Raeder, Sebastian (Darmstadt, GSI ; Helmholtz Inst., Mainz) ; Albrecht-Schönzart, Thomas (Colorado School of Mines) ; Andelic, Brankica (Darmstadt, GSI ; Helmholtz Inst., Mainz ; Groningen U.) ; Auler, Julian (Mainz U.) ; Bally, Benjamin (IRFU, Saclay) ; Bender, Michael (IP2I, Lyon) ; Berndt, Sebastian (Mainz U.) ; Block, Michael (Darmstadt, GSI ; Mainz U. ; Helmholtz Inst., Mainz) et al.
The quantum-mechanical nuclear-shell structure determines the stability and limits of the existence of the heaviest nuclides with large proton numbers Z ≳ 100 (refs. $^{1–3}$). [...]
2024 - 5 p.
- Published in : Nature 634 (2024) 1075-1079
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Radiative Decay of the $^{229m}$Th Nuclear Clock Isomer in Different Host Materials
/ Pineda, S.V. (Leuven U.) ; Chhetri, P. (Leuven U. ; Mainz U.) ; Bara, S. (Leuven U.) ; Elskens, Y. (Leuven U.) ; Casci, S. (Leuven U.) ; Alexandrova, A.N. (UCLA, Los Angeles (main)) ; Au, M. (CERN) ; Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis, M. (Leuven U. ; CERN ; Imperial Coll., London) ; Bartokos, M. (Vienna, Tech. U., Atominst.) ; Beeks, K. (Ecole Polytechnique, Lausanne) et al.
A comparative vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy study conducted at ISOLDE-CERN of the radiative decay of the $^{229m}$Th nuclear clock isomer embedded in different host materials is reported. [...]
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Production study of Fr, Ra and Ac radioactive ion beams at ISOLDE, CERN
/ Jajčišinová, E (Geel, JRC ; Leuven U.) ; Dockx, K (Leuven U.) ; Au, M (CERN) ; Bara, S (Leuven U.) ; Cocolios, T E (Leuven U.) ; Chrysalidis, K (CERN) ; Farooq‑Smith, G J (Leuven U. ; Edinburgh U.) ; Fedorov, D V (Unlisted) ; Fedosseev, V N (CERN) ; Flanagan, K T (Manchester U.) et al.
The presented paper discusses the production of radioactive ion beams of francium, radium, and actinium from thick uranium carbide (UC$_{x}$) targets at ISOLDE, CERN. This study focuses on the release curves and extractable yields of francium, radium and actinium isotopes. [...]
2024 - 9 p.
- Published in : Sci. Rep. 14 (2024) 11033
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A setup for vacuum-ultraviolet spectroscopy of the $^{229}$Th low-energy isomer
/ Kraemer, Sandro (KU Leuven ; LMU, Garching) ; Chhetri, Premaditya (KU Leuven) ; Bara, Silvia (KU Leuven) ; Claessens, Arno (KU Leuven) ; De Witte, Hilde (KU Leuven) ; Elskens, Yens (KU Leuven) ; Ferrer, Rafael (KU Leuven) ; Kudryavtsev, Yuri (KU Leuven) ; Sels, Simon (KU Leuven) ; Van Den Bergh, Paul (KU Leuven) et al.
The ground-state transition of the low-energy isomer in $^{229}$Th has been proposed as the basis for the development of a novel optical clock as a tool for fundamental-physics studies. Vacuum-ultraviolet studies of the 𝛽-decay of 229Ac recently enabled to measure the de-excitation energy of the isomer with a sevenfold improvement in precision compared to previous results by directly observing photons from the isomer’s radiative decay. [...]
2023 - 3 p.
- Published in : Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., B 542 (2023) 1-3
In : 19th International Conference on Electromagnetic Isotope Separators and Related Topics (EMIS 2022), Daejeon, Korea, 3 - 7 Oct 2022
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Thorium-229 and the nuclear clock: Current developments and perspectives as a novel quantum sensor
/ Kraemer, Sandro Fabian (speaker) (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE))
The radioisotope thorium-229 features a low-energy isomer with an exceptional excitation energy of only about 8 eV above the ground state. This state, unique across the presently known nuclear chart, has attracted the attention of physicists since more than 4 decades as it has been proposed to serve as the basis for a new generation of timekeeping instruments: the nuclear clock. [...]
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In : Thorium-229 and the nuclear clock: Current developments and perspectives as a novel quantum sensor
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Observation of the radiative decay of the ${}^{229}\mathrm{Th}$ nuclear clock isomer
/ Kraemer, Sandro (Leuven U. ; LMU Munich (main)) ; Moens, Janni (Leuven U.) ; Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis, Michail (Leuven U. ; CERN) ; Bara, Silvia (Leuven U.) ; Beeks, Kjeld (Vienna, Tech. U., Atominst.) ; Chhetri, Premaditya (Leuven U.) ; Chrysalidis, Katerina (CERN) ; Claessens, Arno (Leuven U.) ; Cocolios, Thomas E. (Leuven U.) ; Correia, João G.M. (Lisbon U.) et al.
The nucleus of the radioisotope thorium-229 (${}^{229}$Th) features an isomer with an exceptionally low excitation energy that enables direct laser manipulation of nuclear states. For this reason, it is a leading candidate for use in next-generation optical clocks. [...]
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2023-05-24 - 15 p.
- Published in : Nature 617 (2023) 706–710
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Study of the radiative decay of the low-energy isomer in $^{229}$Th
/ Chhetri, Premaditya (KU Leuven) ; Bara, Silvia (KU Leuven) ; Beeks, Kjeld (TU Wein) ; Bernerd, Cyril (KU Leuven, CERN) ; Block, Michael (GSI Darmstadt, HIM Mainz, University of Mainz) ; Claessens, Arno (KU Leuven) ; Cocolios, Thomas Elias (KU Leuven) ; Martins Correia, João Guilherme (Universidade de Lisboa) ; Granadeiro Costa, Angelo Rafael (KU Leuven) ; Cottenier, Stefaan (Ghent University) et al.
CERN-INTC-2022-017 ; INTC-P-628.
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Design and commissioning of an ion guide system for In-Gas Laser Ionization and Spectroscopy experiments
/ Sels, S (CERN ; Leuven U.) ; Ferrer, R (Leuven U.) ; Dockx, K (Leuven U.) ; Granados Buitrago, C (Leuven U. ; CERN) ; Huyse, M (Leuven U.) ; Kudryavtsev, Yu (Leuven U.) ; Kraemer, S (Leuven U.) ; Raeder, S (Leuven U.) ; Van Den Bergh, P (Leuven U.) ; Van Duppen, P (Leuven U.) et al.
Radio-frequency (RF) ion guides, also known as Linear Paul Traps, are powerful devices to efficiently transport ion beams from high to low pressure regions while keeping good ion optical properties. A set of ion guides comprising three different RF quadrupole (RFQ) structures has been designed using ion-trajectory simulations to improve the performance of the In-Gas Laser Ionizations and Spectroscopy (IGLIS) technique currently under development at KU Leuven. [...]
2020 - 6 p.
- Published in : Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., A 463 (2020) 148-153
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A new control system for high-precision In-Gas Laser Ionization and Spectroscopy experiments at KU Leuven
/ Dockx, K (Leuven U.) ; Cocolios, T E (Leuven U.) ; Ferrer, R (Leuven U.) ; Granados, C (CERN) ; Kraemer, S (Leuven U.) ; Kudryavtsev, Yu (Leuven U.) ; Sels, S (CERN) ; Van den Bergh, P (Leuven U.) ; Van Duppen, P (Leuven U.) ; Verlinde, M (Leuven U.) et al.
A new automated control system is developed for the In-Gas Laser Ionization and Spectroscopy (IGLIS) laboratory at KU Leuven. The IGLIS Control System is capable of stabilizing a narrowband single-mode tunable
diode laser with a standard deviation of 1.14 MHz. [...]
2020 - 5 p.
- Published in : Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., B 463 (2020) 297-301
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Single-longitudinal-mode pumped pulsed-dye amplifier for high-resolution laser spectroscopy
/ Verlinde, M (Leuven U.) ; Ferrer, R (Leuven U.) ; Claessens, A (Leuven U.) ; Granados, C A (Leuven U. ; CERN) ; Kraemer, S (Leuven U.) ; Kudryavtsev, Yu (Leuven U.) ; Li, D (Unlisted, DE) ; Van den Bergh, P (Leuven U.) ; Van Duppen, P (Leuven U.) ; Verstraelen, E (Leuven U.)
The In-Gas-jet Laser Ionization and Spectroscopy (IGLIS) technique relies on narrow-bandwidth, high-peak-power, short-pulse-length (≈10 ns), and high-repetition-rate laser pulses to probe, precisely and efficiently, the hyperfine structure of medium-heavy and heavy isotopes, embedded in a supersonic jet. The power and repetition rate requirements of the laser system are met by combining ≈100 W, 8 ns pulse width, 10 kHz commercial Nd:YAG pump lasers with a single-mode continuous wave seeded Pulsed Dye Amplifier (PDA). [...]
2020
- Published in : Rev. Sci. Instrum. 91 (2020) 103002
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