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Strong efforts are undertaken at GSI in Darmstadt preparing for laser spectroscopy of the synthetic element nobelium. Several excimer- and dye lasers will be used in the forthcoming search for the \(^1$P$_1\)-level in 254No. Based on the highly-efficient Radiation Detected Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (RADRIS) technique, the identification of this excited state predicted around 3.8 eV becomes possible within a relatively short period of beam-time. This will form the basis for future studies of the atomic structure of the heaviest elements.
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Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Application of Lasers and Storage Devices in Atomic Nuclei Research “Recent Achievements and Future Prospects” (LASER 2013) held in Poznan, Poland, 13-16 May, 2013
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Laatiaoui, M., Backe, H., Block, M. et al. Perspectives for laser spectroscopy of the element nobelium. Hyperfine Interact 227, 69–75 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-013-0971-x
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