Applied Physics B

, Volume 114, Issue 1–2, pp 99–105 | Cite as

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.

Keywords

Mass Measurement Paul Trap Charge Breeding Rare Isotope Beam Neutron Magic Number 
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Acknowledgments

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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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Chaudhuri
    • 1
  • C. Andreoiu
    • 2
  • M. Brodeur
    • 3
    • 12
  • T. Brunner
    • 1
    • 4
    • 10
  • U. Chowdhury
    • 1
    • 5
  • S. Ettenauer
    • 1
    • 6
    • 11
  • A. T. Gallant
    • 1
    • 6
  • A. Grossheim
    • 1
  • G. Gwinner
    • 5
  • R. Klawitter
    • 1
    • 9
  • A. A. Kwiatkowski
    • 1
  • K. G. Leach
    • 1
  • A. Lennarz
    • 1
    • 7
  • D. Lunney
    • 8
  • T. D. Macdonald
    • 1
    • 6
  • R. Ringle
    • 3
  • B. E. Schultz
    • 1
  • V. V. Simon
    • 1
    • 9
  • M. C. Simon
    • 1
  • J. Dilling
    • 1
    • 6
  1. 1.TRIUMFVancouverCanada
  2. 2.Department of ChemistrySimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyCanada
  3. 3.National Superconducting Cyclotron LaboratoryEast LansingUSA
  4. 4.Physik Department E12Technische Universität MünchenGarchingGermany
  5. 5.Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of ManitobaWinnipegCanada
  6. 6.Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
  7. 7.Institut für KernphysikWestfälische Wilhelms-UniversitätMünsterGermany
  8. 8.CSNSM-IN2P3-CNRSUniversité de Paris SudOrsayFrance
  9. 9.Max-Planck-Institut für KernphysikHeidelbergGermany
  10. 10.Department of PhysicsStanford UniversityStanfordUSA
  11. 11.Department of PhysicsHarvard UniversityCambridgeUSA
  12. 12.Department of PhysicsThe University of Notre DameNotre DameUSA

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