An odyssey in exploring nuclei: High-precision mass measurements of exotic tin isotopes and progress toward implementing a phase-based measurement technique

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dc.contributor.authorCzihaly, Annabelle Isabella
dc.contributor.supervisorKwiatkowski, A. A.
dc.contributor.supervisorLefebvre, Michel
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-03T18:42:04Z
dc.date.available2025-01-03T18:42:04Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science MSc
dc.description.abstractPrecision 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.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/20906
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Web
dc.subjectphysics
dc.titleAn odyssey in exploring nuclei: High-precision mass measurements of exotic tin isotopes and progress toward implementing a phase-based measurement technique
dc.typeThesis

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