Progress in the development of a collinear resonance ionisation laser spectroscopy setup

A collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy setup has been developed with the aim to study the nuclear properties of more exotic isotopes. It is developed on the basis of a recently-commissioned collinear laser spectroscopy, and could in principle measure the hyperfine structure spectra of studied isotopes using both laser-induced fluorescence and laser resonance ionisation approaches. In this paper, the latest technique development, the progress on the test of the vacuum system and the ion beam transportation, and the near-term offline experimental plans are presented.

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A new collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy setup has been developed for studying nuclear properties of exotic isotopes. Based on a recently-commissioned collinear laser spectroscopy, this setup can potentially measure hyperfine structure spectra of the studied isotopes using laser-induced fluorescence and laser resonance ionisation methods. This paper presents the latest technique development, progress on the test of the vacuum system and ion beam transportation, as well as the near-term offline experimental plans.