Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy of Neutron-Deficient Francium Isotopes
Author(s) -
K. T. Flanagan,
K. M. Lynch,
J. Billowes,
M. L. Bissell,
I. Budinčević,
T. E. Cocolios,
R. P. de Groote,
Sofie De Schepper,
V. N. Fedosseev,
S. Franchoo,
R. F. García Ruíz,
H. Heylen,
B. A. Marsh,
G. Neyens,
T. J. Procter,
R. E. Rossel,
S. Rothe,
Ilya Strashnov,
H. H. Stroke,
K. Wendt
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.111.212501
Subject(s) - atomic physics , ionization , isotope , spectroscopy , neutron , physics , ion , resonance (particle physics) , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics
The magnetic moments and isotope shifts of the neutron-deficient francium isotopes Fr202-205 were measured at ISOLDE-CERN with use of collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy. A production-to-detection efficiency of 1% was measured for Fr202. The background from nonresonant and collisional ionization was maintained below one ion in 105 beam particles. Through a comparison of the measured charge radii with predictions from the spherical droplet model, it is concluded that the ground-state wave function remains spherical down to Fr205, with a departure observed in Fr203 (N=116)
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