Eur. Phys. J. A (2005) 25: 115-116
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjad/i2005-06-028-x

ENAM 2004

A novel way of doing decay spectroscopy at a radioactive ion beam facility

¹ Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
² Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University, 39762, Mississippi State, MS, USA
³ UNIRIB, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
⁴ Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, 37966, Knoxville, TN, USA
⁵ Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, 37235, Nashville, TN, USA
⁶ Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
⁷ Department of Physics, Louisiana State University, 37831, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

^* e-mail: cgross@phy.ornl.gov

Received: 9 December 2004
Accepted: 18 February 2005
Published online: 20 April 2005

Abstract

A technique to enhance the purity of accelerated radioactive ion beams for decay studies is presented. The technique requires a 3MeV/nucleon beam and a transmission ionization chamber. The gas pressure in the multi-anode ionization chamber is adjusted so that high-Z components of the beam are ranged out in the gas transmitting the more exotic, low-Z components to the measuring station. Initial tests with a radioactive ¹²⁰Ag and ¹²⁰In mixed beam indicate at least a factor of 5 relative enhancement of the ¹²⁰Ag decay transitions.