Results of the First On-line Experiment of the Laser Ion Source
- Received Date: 2001-02-28
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2002-02-05
Abstract: The importance of using a laser ion source in the on-line isotope separator, the principle of laser ion source, laser technique and the structure of hot capillary laser ion source and target chamber are introduced. A high repetition frequncy copper vapor laser and three dye lasers were used. The capillary is made of Nb with inside diameter of 1.7mm and effective length of 3cm. It was heated by 50—100A direct current and temperature of 1800—2700K can be achieved. The nuclear reaction channel used in the first on-line experiment is 50MeV/u 18O+natTa→167Yb(T1/2=17.5min). A joint operation of accelerator, on-line isotope separator and laser system has been realized. A total separation efficiency of 0.2% is obtained by comparison of the measured yield of 167Yb with the calculated yield of 167Yb by using production cross-section, beam intensity, collection time and the thickness of target. A element selectivity of 3.2 is deduced from the ratio of the corresponding peak areas of 167Yb and 167Lu in the γ spectra of laser on and laser off. A new high spin isomer with long half-life of 167Yb was found. The methods that may be used to improve the efficiency of laser ion source are discussed.