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A: Fachverband Atomphysik
A 7: Precision spectroscopy of atoms and ions I
A 7.4: Talk
Monday, March 9, 2020, 15:00–15:15, f107
Prospects for laser spectroscopy beyond nobelium (Z>102) — •Mustapha Laatiaoui1,2,3, Alexei Buchachenko4,5, and Larry Viehland6 — 1Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Fritz-Strassmann Weg 2, 55128 Mainz, Germany — 2Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, Staudingerweg 18, 55128 Mainz, Germany — 3KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium — 4Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Nobel str. 3, Moscow 121205, Russia — 5Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS, Chernogolovka, Moscow District 142432, Russia — 6Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, USA
Optical spectroscopy constitutes the historical path to accumulate basic knowledge on the atom and its structure. Former work based on fluorescence and resonance ionization spectroscopy enabled identifying optical spectral lines up to element 102, nobelium [Nature (2016) 538:495]. The new challenges faced in this research field are the refractory nature of the heavier elements and the decreasing production yields. In this contribution, a new concept of ion mobility-assisted laser spectroscopy will be presented, which will enable to overcome the sensitivity limits of atomic structure investigations persisting in the region of the superheavy elements. The concept offers capabilities of both broadband level searches and high-resolution hyperfine spectroscopy of synthetic elements beyond nobelium.
This work is supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 819957) & the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project No. 19-03-00144).