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Jessica Warbinek

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Laser Spectroscopy of Thulium Isotopes Near the (N=82) Shell Closure: Nuclear Moment and Charge Radius of ${}^{152\mathrm{m}}\mathrm{Tm}$

We report on resonance ionization laser spectroscopy measurements performed on both neutron-deficient and neutron-rich thulium ($\mathrm{Tm}, Z=69$) isotopes. Isotope shifts were determined for three atomic ground-state transitions at wavelengths of $389.8\,\mathrm{nm}$, $388.4\,\mathrm{nm}$, and $388.8\,\mathrm{nm}$ in the isotopes ${}^{152\mathrm{m}}\mathrm{Tm}$, ${}^{153}\mathrm{Tm}$, ${}^{154\mathrm{m}}\mathrm{Tm}$, and ${}^{169}\mathrm{Tm}$. In addition, for the $389.8\,\mathrm{nm}$ transition, measurements were extended to the isotope ${}^{170}\mathrm{Tm}$, and the hyperfine structure was partially resolved for all five isotopes. For this transition, the isotope shift could be determined for one more isotope, ${}^{154\mathrm{m}}\mathrm{Tm}$. From the extracted hyperfine coupling constants, the nuclear magnetic dipole moment for ${}^{152\mathrm{m}}\mathrm{Tm}$ was determined for the first time, resulting in $μ\left({}^{152\mathrm{m}}\mathrm{Tm}\right) = 5.8(3) μ_\mathrm{N}$. Furthermore, the mean-square nuclear charge radius $δ\langle r^2\rangle^{152\mathrm{m},169} = -1.86(25)\,\mathrm{fm}^2$ for ${}^{152\mathrm{m}}\mathrm{Tm}$ was extracted from the measured isotope shifts.

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RAPTOR: a new collinear laser ionization spectroscopy and laser-radiofrequency double-resonance experiment at the IGISOL facility

RAPTOR, Resonance ionization spectroscopy And Purification Traps for Optimized spectRoscopy, is a new collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy device constructed at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line (IGISOL) facility at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. By operating at beam energies of under 10 keV, the footprint of the experiment is reduced compared to more traditional collinear laser spectroscopy beamlines. In addition, RAPTOR is coupled to the JYFLTRAP Penning trap mass spectrometer, opening a window to laser-assisted nuclear-state selective purification, serving not only the mass measurement program, but also supporting post-trap decay spectroscopy experiments. Finally, the low-energy ion beams used for RAPTOR will enable high-precision laser-radiofrequency double-resonance experiments, resulting in spectroscopy with linewidths below 1 MHz. In this contribution, the technical layout of RAPTOR and a selection of ion-beam optical simulations for the device are presented, along with a discussion of the current status of the commissioning experiments.

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The electron affinity of astatine

One of the most important properties influencing the chemical behavior of an element is the energy released with the addition of an extra electron to the neutral atom, referred to as the electron affinity (EA). Among the remaining elements with unknown EA is astatine, the purely radioactive element 85. Astatine is the heaviest naturally occurring halogen and its isotope $^{211}$At is remarkably well suited for targeted radionuclide therapy of cancer. With the At$^-$ anion being involved in many aspects of current astatine labelling protocols, the knowledge of the electron affinity of this element is of prime importance. In addition, the EA can be used to deduce other concepts such as the electronegativity, thereby further improving the understanding of astatine's chemistry. Here, we report the first measurement of the EA for astatine to be 2.41578(7)eV. This result is compared to state-of-the-art relativistic quantum mechanical calculations, which require incorporation of the electron-electron correlation effects on the highest possible level. The developed technique of laser-photodetachment spectroscopy of radioisotopes opens the path for future EA measurements of other radioelements such as polonium, and eventually super-heavy elements, which are produced at a one-atom-at-a-time rate.

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