Particle and Astroparticle Physics Seminar

Ion traps as tools for probing nuclear structure, astrophysics, and exotic nuclear decays

Zach Hockenbery

McGill & TRIUMF

Ion trapping experiments at radioactive ion beam facilities can have a significant impact on various topics within nuclear physics research. At the TRIUMF laboratory, the TITAN experimental setup maintains and operates four ion traps for nuclear physics research. I will highlight the use of a multiple reflection time of flight mass spectrometer for mass measurements impacting nuclear structure and astrophysics. I also introduce a new experimental setup to observe exotic nuclear decays using in-trap decay spectroscopy.