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The laser spectroscopy group at the University of Manchester aims to realise a combination of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) with a Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass-Spectrometer (MR-ToF).
The MR-ToF has in recent decades become a powerful technique for high-precision mass measurement of exotic nuclides at RIB facilities, using multiple reflections of an ion cluster to extend the flight path up to 1000s of times, demonstrating mass resolution of over $m/Δm = 10^{6}$. In combination with an ICP-MS source, the superior mass resolving power and dynamic range of the MR-ToF can be applied to ultra-trace analysis of low-level waste. The proposed spectrometer will include a region of laser overlap for selective ionisation of the ICP-MS output, enhancing the chemical selectivity of the instrument.
I will present the current status of this spectrometer under construction at UoM, and the development of a linear cooler-buncher, which will create pulsed ion bunches nanoseconds in width for injection into the laser spectroscopy and MR-ToF stages.
| Research field of your presentation | Experimental Low-energy nuclear physics |
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