Texas A&M Penning Trap Facility - Design of the Measurement Trap
M. Mehlman, D. Melconian, P.D. Shidling
TL;DR
The paper presents the design of a large-bore, tunable Penning trap at Texas A&M University for studying superallowed beta-delayed proton emitters, enabling improved containment and experimental flexibility.
Contribution
It introduces a novel large-bore cylindrical Penning trap with tunable and orthogonalized geometry, optimized for specific nuclear physics experiments.
Findings
Design of a 90 mm radius trap surpassing existing traps in size
Features enabling full radial containment of decay products
Flexible geometry suitable for multiple experimental setups
Abstract
A tandem Penning trap facility has been designed and is under construction at the Texas A&M University Cyclotron Institute (TAMU-TRAP). The initial experimental program will be the study of correlation parameters for T=2 superallowed beta-delayed proton emitters. The measurement trap is a unique large-bore optimized 5-electrode cylindrical Penning trap, which features a 90 mm free radius, larger than in any existing Penning trap. This novel geometry allows for full radial containment of decay products of interest. The trap has also been designed to exhibit a "tunable" and "orthogonalized" geometry, which is useful for alternate experiments.
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TopicsGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Nuclear reactor physics and engineering