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In-source resonance ionization spectroscopy of high lying energy levels in atomic uranium

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In-source resonance ionization spectroscopy of uranium has been carried out as preparation for the analysis of low contaminations of nuclear material in environmental samples via laser mass spectrometry. Using three-step resonance ionization spectroscopy, 86 levels of odd parity in the energy range from 37,200–38,650 cm − 1 were studied, 51 of these levels were previously unknown. Suitable excitation schemes for analytic applications are discussed.

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  1. Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany

    Sebastian Raeder, Silke Fies, Tina Gottwald, Christoph Mattolat & Klaus Wendt

  2. Engineering Department, CERN, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland

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Raeder, S., Fies, S., Gottwald, T. et al. In-source resonance ionization spectroscopy of high lying energy levels in atomic uranium. Hyperfine Interact 196, 71–79 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-010-0160-0

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