Offline ion source for laser spectroscopy of RI at the SLOWRI

Abstract

The ion source combining laser ablation of solid targets in helium gas and an RF ion guide system with an RF carpet was constructed for a reference measurement of isotope shifts. It is important for performing planned collinear laser spectroscopy of RI beams from the SLOWRI facility at RIKEN, especially for medium-mass nuclei of refractory elements. They are difficult to produce via the ISOL method owing to the chemical properties of the elements. The laser-ablated ions of Ni, Zr, Ag, Ta, W, and Ba were transported by the ion guide and mass spectra consistent with the natural abundance were successfully observed corresponding to 105–107 ions per laser pulse.