Abstract
At ISOL (Isotope Separator On-Line) facilities, which utilize thick primary production targets, beams of neutron-rich iron isotopes are difficult to obtain due to the long extraction time of these isotopes out of the target matrix. At REX-ISOLDE, an exploratory experiment was carried out to investigate the possibility of producing a post-accelerated beam of neutron-rich iron isotopes by the in-trap decay of neutron-rich manganese isotopes, which are available at ISOLDE using the Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source (RILIS). This production mechanism was tested for the first time at REX-ISOLDE with an intense and short-lived beam of 61Mn isotopes. In this work, the proof of principle of this method is demonstrated, although the technical details of the trapping process are currently not well understood and are still under investigation. The first physics results on the Coulomb excitation of 61Mn and 61Fe are presented and compared to shell model calculations.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
M. Hannawald et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1391 (1999).
E. Caurier et al., Eur. Phys. J. A 15, 145 (2002).
V.N. Fedoseyev et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods B 126, 88 (1997).
U. Köster et al., Spectrochim. Acta. B 58, 1047 (2003).
F. Ames et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods A 538, 17 (2005).
F. Wenander et al., Nucl. Phys. A 701, 528 (2002).
O. Kester et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods B 204, 20 (2003).
A. Herlert et al., to be published in Eur. Phys. J. A.
J.J. Valiente-Dobón et al., Phys.Rev.C 78, 024302 (2008).
S. Lunardi et al., Phys. Rev. C 76, 034303 (2007).
E. Runte et al., Nucl. Phys. A 441, 237 (1985).
D. Cline et al., Annu. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 36, 683 (1986).
I.M. Band et al., At. Data Nucl. Data Tables 81, 1 (2002).
E. Caurier et al., Acta Phys. Pol. B 30, 705 (1999).
M. Honma et al., Eur. Phys. J. A 23, 499 (2005).
O. Sorlin et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 092501 (2002).
M. Honma et al., Phys. Rev. C 69, 034335 (2004).
M.R. Bhat, Nucl. Data Sheets 88, 417 (1999).
I. Matea et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 142503 (2004).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Communicated by J. Äystö
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Van de Walle, J., Bildstein, V., Bree, N. et al. In-trap decay of 61Mn and Coulomb excitation of 61Mn/61Fe. Eur. Phys. J. A 42, 401–406 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2009-10814-6
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2009-10814-6