Missions of the laboratory

• LASER DEVELOPMENT

• LASER ION SOURCE DEVELOPMENT

• RESONANCE IONIZATION SPECTROSCOPY FOR ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR RESEARCH

• RESONANCE IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR APPLIED RESEARCH

ACTIONS

Fundamental Research:

• Spectroscopy of high-lying atomic energy levels for studies of fundamental atomic properties (e.g. the ionization potential)

• High-resolution spectroscopy for studies of nuclear properties (e.g. isotope shifts, nuclear moments) on stable or long-lived isotopes.

Applied Research:

• Preparation and direct implantation of high-purity radioisotopes for fundamental research (ECHo-Project) and medical applications (MEDICIS-Project)

• Laser ionization scheme development for effi cient ionization and ultra trace analysis applications (SIRIUS-Project)

• Pulsed laser deposition for various applications.

Innovation activities:

• Development of dedicated Source Units for isobaric contamination suppression and high-resolution spectroscopy

• Development of high-power pulsed Titanium:sapphire lasers

• Frequency doubing, tripling and quadrupling units

• Wide-range tunable laser design

• Injection-locked narrow bandwidth laser design

Technology Transfer:

• Distribution of Ti:sapphire laser systems to laser ion source laboratories worldwide via direct collaborative approach

KEY DATA (2016)

Staff: 1 permanent plus 9 temporary Researchers

Users: worldwide RILIS network
Available Beams: stable and long-lived Radioisotopes
Scientific Production: publications and conference contributions

Klaus Wendt
Email: klaus.wendt@uni-mainz.de