Conveners
Posters Presentations
- Razvan Lica (ISOLDE-CERN, Switzerland)
Posters Presentations
- Razvan Lica (ISOLDE-CERN, Switzerland)
A unique feature of thorium-229 is its isomer with an exceptionally low excitation energy, proposed as a candidate for future optical clocks [1]. The small decay width is expected to outperform the accuracy of current state-of-the-art atomic clocks by an order of magnitude [2]. The current best measurement of the excitation energy results in a value of 8.28(17)eV [3], whereby the isomer is...
Collinear Laser Spectroscopy (CLS) plays an important role in the study of short-lived radionuclides as it reveals nuclear ground state properties such as spin, electro-magnetic moments and mean-square nuclear charge radii[1, 2]. To access exotic radionuclides with very low production yields, the Multi Ion-Reflection Apparatus for Collinear Laser Spectroscopy (MIRACLS) is currently being...
In this workshop, we present the latest results coming out of the data analysis of the IS633 experiment carried out at the IDS on 2017, related with the rare β-delayed proton branch present in the decay of 8B. This branch is supposed to be enhanced by the proton-halo configuration of the 8B, however, there is a lack of experimental results.
This rare decay proceeds through electron capture...
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analysis of vacuum-compatible solvents, such as Ionic Liquids (ILs) is crucial to understand their inter- and intramolecular arrangement in the pure liquid environment. This knowledge is useful to increase the electrochemical properties of ILs, resulting directly from their structure. Recent studies revealed that small aggregations of water molecules can become...
The proof-of-principle (PoP) experiment of the Multi-Ion Reflection Apparatus for Collinear Laser Spectroscopy (MIRACLS) has demonstrated novel experimental techniques for laser spectroscopy and Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight (MR-ToF) mass spectrometry [1]. Certain developments in this low energy MR-ToF device (≈1.5 keV), however, were limited by instabilities of high-voltage sources. In...
The ISOLTRAP mass spectrometer at ISOLDE/CERN comprises various ion traps for precision mass spectrometry on short-lived radioactive isotopes produced by the ISOLDE facility [1]. Systematic studies of the uncertainties associated with the different measurement techniques are essential to further increase and achieve the setup's highest reachable precision. Previously, a Laser Ablation Ion...
We present an ab-initio study performed by means of Density Functional Theory (DFT), group-subgroup symmetry analysis and lattice dynamics to direct the design of Ruddelstein-Popper (RP) perovskite systems with novel properties and therefore aid experimental synthesis. From this study it is possible to obtain information regarding the structural properties and local landscapes, such as...
The Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) are among the most recent solid-state developments in radiation detection. Having the timing performance close to classical Photomultiplier Tubes (PMTs), superior mechanical robustness, reduced dimension and weight, immunity to magnetic field and operating at low voltages, with a cost slightly higher than a classical PMTs, they often replace classical PMTs...
The $\beta$-transition probability is proportional to the product of the lepton part described by the Fermi function $f( \textit{Q}_{\beta} - E)$ and the nucleon part described by the $\beta$-decay strength function $S_{\beta}(\textit{E})$, where $E$ is the excitation energy in daughter nuclei and $ \textit{Q}_{\beta}$ is the total energy of $\beta$-decay.
The previously dominant statistical...
The MYRRHA project (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) is the first prototype of a subcritical lead-bismuth cooled reactors driven by a particle accelerator (~ 100-600 MeV proton). In parallel to the reactor, ISOL@MYRRHA will extract part of the proton beam coming from the accelerator and use it to produce Radioactive Ion Beams (RIBs) with the Isotope...
Multifunctional materials have been under the spotlight due to their fundamental scientific interest
and for potential applications in technology. In particular, the Pyroxene family of materials, with general chemical formula AM(Si,Ge)2O6, has been the subject of of some recent interest due to the discovery of multiferroic and magnetoelectric properties among these materials....
