In-ring velocity measurement for isochronous mass spectrometry
X. H. Zhou, M. Zhang, M. Wang, Y. H. Zhang, Y. J. Yuan, X. L. Yan, X. H. Zhou, H. S. Xu, Xiangcheng Chen, Y. M. Xing, R. J. Chen, X. Xu, P. Shuai, C.Y. Fu, Q. Zeng, M. Z. Sun, Haochao Li, Q. Wang, T. Bao, M. Si, Huiyong Deng, Mingzhe Liu, Ting Liao, J. Y. Shi, Y. N. Song, Jian Yang, Wenwei Ge, Yu. A. Litvinov, S. A. Litvinov, R. S. Sidhu, T. Yamaguchi, S. Omika, Kiyoshi Wakayama, Shinji Suzuki, T. Moriguchi
Abstract
Detecting the time difference between traversals of two thin foils, 18 m apart, allows measuring the velocity of short-lived nuclei, circulating in a storage ring over a few hundred turns, with a relative precision of 10 ppm.
Topics & Concepts
Mass spectrometryRing (chemistry)PhysicsChemistryChromatographyOrganic chemistryNuclear physics research studiesAstronomical and nuclear sciencesAtomic and Molecular Physics