An odyssey in exploring nuclei: High-precision mass measurements of exotic tin isotopes and progress toward implementing a phase-based measurement technique
dc.contributor.author | Czihaly, Annabelle Isabella | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Kwiatkowski, A. A. | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Lefebvre, Michel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-03T18:42:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-03T18:42:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.degree.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
dc.degree.level | Master of Science MSc | |
dc.description.abstract | Precision mass measurements are integral in advancing our understanding of nuclear physics. Since mass is a fundamental property of nuclei. TRIUMF’s Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear science (TITAN) facility houses two high-precision mass spectrometers designed for mass measurements of radioactive isotopes: a Multiple-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MR-TOF MS) and a Measurement Penning Trap (MPET). This thesis presents the results from a MR-TOF MS campaign focused on the measurement of doubly magic 100Sn where we successfully measured isotopes with mass numbers 104 through 107 to a precision of δm/m ≈ 10−7. Additionally, the most precise TITAN trap, MPET, is undergoing a major upgrade aimed at achieving precisions below δm/m ≈ 10−10. As part of this upgrade, a new phase-based measurement technique called Phase-Imaging Ion-Cyclotron-Resonance (PI-ICR) is being implemented. To support this implementation, the Phase-Imaging Analysis Tool (PhIAT) was upgraded to assist in system tuning and to perform mass measurements with PI-ICR. | |
dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/20906 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | |
dc.subject | physics | |
dc.title | An odyssey in exploring nuclei: High-precision mass measurements of exotic tin isotopes and progress toward implementing a phase-based measurement technique | |
dc.type | Thesis |