Improvements in the injection system of the Canadian Penning trap mass spectrometer Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • The Canadian Penning Trap (CPT) mass spectrometer is designed to make precise mass measurements on a variety of stable and short-lived isotopes. Modifications to the injection system of the CPT have been implemented in recent months, the purpose being to more efficiently collect and transfer weakly-produced reaction products from the target to the Penning trap. These include a magnetic triplet situated after the target chamber to increase the acceptance of the Enge spectrograph, a velocity filter to more effectively separate the beam from the reaction products and the replacement of the Paul trap with a linear trap resulting in more efficient capture and accumulation of ions from the ion cooler. This paper will discuss these recent modifications and how they have increased our ability in making mass measurements on isotopes of low abundance, including those from a 252Cf fission source. 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Clark, J., Barber, R. C., Boudreau, C., Buchinger, F., Crawford, J. E., Gulick, S., ... Zhou, Z.

citation count

  • 44

complete list of authors

  • Clark, J||Barber, RC||Boudreau, C||Buchinger, F||Crawford, JE||Gulick, S||Hard, JC||Heinz, A||Lee, JKP||Moore, RB||Savard, G||Seweryniak, D||Sharma, KS||Sprouse, G||Vaz, J||Wang, JC||Zhou, Z

publication date

  • May 2003