Commissioning and performance of TITAN's Multiple-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass-Spectrometer and isobar separator
Creators
- 1. Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, The University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FD Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
- 2. TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3 (Canada)
- 3. II. Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität, 35392 Gießen (Germany)
- 4. GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt (Germany)
- 5. Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1 (Canada)
Description
TRIUMF's Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear science (TITAN) has specialized in fast Penning Trap mass spectrometry of very short-lived radioactive isotopes. The facility has been upgraded with a Multiple-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MR-TOF-MS) to continue its quest towards more exotic nuclides, which are critical for our understanding of nuclear structure effects far from the valley of beta stability and for the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in explosive astrophysical environments. In this publication, we discuss the implementation, operation and performance of TITAN's MR-TOF-MS as a stand-alone high-precision mass spectrometer and as an isobar separator. By using the novel mass-selective re-trapping technique for the isobar separation, the MR-TOF-MS can consecutively perform separation and mass measurement of the same ion population, acting as its own isobar separator. The device boosts the dynamic range and reach of the TITAN facility by several orders of magnitude. The MR-TOF-MS reaches a high mass resolving power (), high precision and mass accuracy (), is fast (common cycle time ), shows high sensitivity and very large dynamic range (ion of interest to contaminant ratios of up to 1 to ).
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165823Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2021.165823;
- PII
- S0168900221008081;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 1018
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 54083871
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTROPHYSICS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; PERFORMANCE; RADIOISOTOPES; REFLECTION; SULFUR IONS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; DYNAMIC MASS SPECTROMETERS; IONS; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHYSICS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECTROMETERS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.