| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/A01978/01 |
| Title: |
ULTRAVIOLET LASER SPECTROSCOPY OF SHORT-LIVED REFRACTORY RADIOISOTOPES AND ISOMERS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Campbell, Dr P |
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| Department: |
Physics and Astronomy |
| Organisation: |
University of Manchester, The |
| Scheme: |
Advanced Fellowship (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2000 |
Ends: |
30 September 2005 |
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213,195
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The proposed research aims to study fundamental properties of short-lived nuclear states outside the valley of beta stability. The laser based techniques used in the investigations provide direct and model independent methods of study which yield unique information on the trends in the development of the nuclear size and shape.Finnish researchers, working at the JYFL IGISOL facility, have developed a technique for producing radioactive beams of short-lived elements independent of their chemical nature. I have been instrumental in successfully adapting the design and operation of the IGISOL to produce beams suitable for laser spectroscopic measurements. My Fellowship work aims to exploit this unique capability in a number of exciting studies which are impossible to perform at any other laboratory in the world.Key to the success of the work will be the production of 'cooled' ion beams; a form of ionic production in which the energy spread (phase space) of the ionic ensemble is substantially reduced and a detrimental 'memory of production' is erased. Such ionic beams can be directly injected into magnetic traps enabling further, more intricate study. The nature of the work borders many fields of physics research with new results to be of interest to nuclear, atomic and laser physicists.
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http://www.man.ac.uk |