Upgrade of the resonance ionization laser ion source at ISOLDE on-line isotope separation facility: new lasers and new ion beams.
Rev Sci Instrum
; 83(2): 02A903, 2012 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-22380244
ABSTRACT
The resonance ionization laser ion source (RILIS) produces beams for the majority of experiments at the ISOLDE on-line isotope separator. A substantial improvement in RILIS performance has been achieved through a series of upgrade steps:
replacement of the copper vapor lasers by a NdYAG laser; replacement of the old homemade dye lasers by new commercial dye lasers; installation of a complementary TiSapphire laser system. The combined dye and TiSapphire laser system with harmonics is capable of generating beams at any wavelength in the range of 210-950 nm. In total, isotopes of 31 different elements have been selectively laser-ionized and separated at ISOLDE, including recently developed beams of samarium, praseodymium, polonium, and astatine.
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