CERN research proposal
In-source laser spectroscopy of mercury isotopes
CERN INTC
Source verified
A canonical external source is linked for this record.
- Date
- 2014-11-05
- Identifier
- INTC-P-424
What it covers
CERN INTC proposal INTC-P-424 for in-source laser spectroscopy of mercury isotopes, the beam-time request behind the later Nature Physics shape-staggering paper.
Methods and setup
RILIS in-source resonance ionization at ISOLDE, with decay or mass tagging to reach the most neutron-deficient mercury beams.
Why it matters
The 1970s mercury staggering had no measured endpoint and no microscopic explanation. This proposal is what bought the ¹⁷⁷Hg data that closed that story.
Research topics
Nuclear physicsCERNISOLDELaser spectroscopy