Conveners
New Physics Applications at ISOLDE
- Magdalena Kowalska (CERN)
The solid state programme at ISOLDE has been an integral part of the scientific priorities since the early 1970s. In addtion to solid state physics, a signficant biophysics programme also developed. As ISOLDE has expanded and evolved so too have the communities undertaking research in these areas.
This talk will summarise the initial motivations for pursuing these areas at ISOLDE and...
ISOLDE has been a hub for the development of radioactive probe techniques and their application in solid state physics and other fields. As we enter the second quantum revolution, where non-classical properties of quantum systems are being explored for practical applications, ISOLDE can play an important role in advancing our ability to detect and manipulate single quantum objects. In this...
Nuclear probes that have been used to sense magnetic ordering have mostly been the $^{57}$Fe Mössbauer probe and a few nuclear magnetic resonance nuclei. For the latter, high external magnetic fields have to be applied in order to obtain high resolution data. If one tries to become more versatile in probes and field range, $\gamma\gamma$-angular correlations can by now be applied on a large...
Despite their sensitivity to radiations, non-metallic materials such as lubricants and elastomeric seals are used in high radiation areas at CERN. They can experience extreme degradation in the MGy dose range, leading to device failure and possibly compromising the operation of the accelerator complex. CERN therefore carries out irradiation tests of commercial materials, to select the most...
