Isochronous mass spectrometry(IMS)of heavyion storage rings is a powerful tool for the mass measurements of short-lived nuclei.In IMS experiments,masses are determined through precision measurements of the revolution ...Isochronous mass spectrometry(IMS)of heavyion storage rings is a powerful tool for the mass measurements of short-lived nuclei.In IMS experiments,masses are determined through precision measurements of the revolution times of the ions stored in the ring.However,the revolution times cannot be resolved for particles with nearly the same mass-to-charge(m/q)ratios.To overcome this limitation and to extract the accurate revolution times for such pairs of ion species with very close m/q ratios,in our early work on particle identification,we analyzed the amplitudes of the timing signals from the detector based on the emission of secondary electrons.Here,the previous data analysis method is further improved by considering the signal amplitudes,detection efficiencies,and number of stored ions in the ring.A sensitive Z-dependent parameter is introduced in the data analysis,leading to a better resolution of ^(34)Ar^(18+) and ^(51)Co^(27+) with A/Z=17/9.The mean revolution times of ^(34)Ar^(18+) and ^(51)Co^(27+) are deduced,although their time difference is merely 1.8 ps.The uncorrected,overlapped peak of these ions has a full width at half maximum of 7.7 ps.The mass excess of ^(51)Co was determined to be-27;332e41T keV,which is in agreement with the previous value of-27;342e48T keV.展开更多
The penalized least squares(PLS)method with appropriate weights has proved to be a successful baseline estimation method for various spectral analyses.It can extract the baseline from the spectrum while retaining the ...The penalized least squares(PLS)method with appropriate weights has proved to be a successful baseline estimation method for various spectral analyses.It can extract the baseline from the spectrum while retaining the signal peaks in the presence of random noise.The algorithm is implemented by iterating over the weights of the data points.In this study,we propose a new approach for assigning weights based on the Bayesian rule.The proposed method provides a self-consistent weighting formula and performs well,particularly for baselines with different curvature components.This method was applied to analyze Schottky spectra obtained in 86Kr projectile fragmentation measurements in the experimental Cooler Storage Ring(CSRe)at Lanzhou.It provides an accurate and reliable storage lifetime with a smaller error bar than existing PLS methods.It is also a universal baseline-subtraction algorithm that can be used for spectrum-related experiments,such as precision nuclear mass and lifetime measurements in storage rings.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2016YFA0400504 and 2018YFA0404401)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB34000000)+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11905261,11805032,11975280,and 11605248)the CAS "Light of West China" Program,the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019M660250)the FRIB-CSC Fellowship,China(No.201704910964)the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program 2017 by the Office of China Postdoctoral Council(No.60 Document of OCPC,2017)the European Research Council(ERC)under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme(No.682841 "ASTRUm").
文摘Isochronous mass spectrometry(IMS)of heavyion storage rings is a powerful tool for the mass measurements of short-lived nuclei.In IMS experiments,masses are determined through precision measurements of the revolution times of the ions stored in the ring.However,the revolution times cannot be resolved for particles with nearly the same mass-to-charge(m/q)ratios.To overcome this limitation and to extract the accurate revolution times for such pairs of ion species with very close m/q ratios,in our early work on particle identification,we analyzed the amplitudes of the timing signals from the detector based on the emission of secondary electrons.Here,the previous data analysis method is further improved by considering the signal amplitudes,detection efficiencies,and number of stored ions in the ring.A sensitive Z-dependent parameter is introduced in the data analysis,leading to a better resolution of ^(34)Ar^(18+) and ^(51)Co^(27+) with A/Z=17/9.The mean revolution times of ^(34)Ar^(18+) and ^(51)Co^(27+) are deduced,although their time difference is merely 1.8 ps.The uncorrected,overlapped peak of these ions has a full width at half maximum of 7.7 ps.The mass excess of ^(51)Co was determined to be-27;332e41T keV,which is in agreement with the previous value of-27;342e48T keV.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0404401)CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(No.YSBR-002)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB34000000).
文摘The penalized least squares(PLS)method with appropriate weights has proved to be a successful baseline estimation method for various spectral analyses.It can extract the baseline from the spectrum while retaining the signal peaks in the presence of random noise.The algorithm is implemented by iterating over the weights of the data points.In this study,we propose a new approach for assigning weights based on the Bayesian rule.The proposed method provides a self-consistent weighting formula and performs well,particularly for baselines with different curvature components.This method was applied to analyze Schottky spectra obtained in 86Kr projectile fragmentation measurements in the experimental Cooler Storage Ring(CSRe)at Lanzhou.It provides an accurate and reliable storage lifetime with a smaller error bar than existing PLS methods.It is also a universal baseline-subtraction algorithm that can be used for spectrum-related experiments,such as precision nuclear mass and lifetime measurements in storage rings.
