ISSN:
1572-9540
Keywords:
beta-decay
;
standard model test
;
optical cooling and trapping atoms
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Magneto optical traps (MOT) allow the cooling and storing of neutral atoms in a volume of a few cubic millimeters by use of laser beams and a magnetic field. Such devices offer new and exciting opportunities for precision measurements of radioactive isotopes. Here we present experiments performed with a double-MOT system coupled to the on-line separator TISOL at TRIUMF/Vancouver, Canada. For the first time, the Β-decay of free atoms stored in such a device could be observed. We report on coincidence measurements between beta-particles and the argon recoils in the decay of 37K and 38rm{m}}K. The charge state ratios of the recoil-ions were deduced by Time-Of-Flight separation in an acceleration field. The final goal of those investigations is a precision test of the Standard Model by measuring the –nu-correlation parameter a.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012656907610
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