First Use of High Charge States for Mass Measurements of Short-Lived Nuclides in a Penning Trap
First Use of High Charge States for Mass Measurements of Short-Lived Nuclides in a Penning Trap
Penning trap mass measurements of short-lived nuclides have been performed for the first time with highly charged ions, using the TITAN facility at TRIUMF. Compared to singly charged ions, this provides an improvement in experimental precision that scales with the charge state q. Neutron-deficient Rb isotopes have been charge bred …