Apparatus for in-beam hyperfine interactions and $g$-factor measurements: design and operation

TL;DR

This paper details the design and operation of an apparatus for in-beam hyperfine interaction and g-factor measurements, capable of applying magnetic fields and controlling temperature, with applications in nuclear physics experiments.

Contribution

It introduces a novel apparatus design optimized for transient-field g-factor measurements and hyperfine interaction studies in nuclear physics.

Findings

Successful temperature-dependent hyperfine field studies

Implementation of transient-field g-factor measurements

Development of a formalism for perturbed angular correlations

Abstract

The design and operation of apparatus for measurements of in-beam hyperfine interactions and nuclear excited-state $g$ factors is described. This apparatus enables a magnetic field of about 0.1 tesla to be applied to the target and the target temperature to be set between $\sim 4$ K and room temperature. Design concepts are developed mainly in terms of transient-field $g$-factor measurements following Coulomb excitation by the implantation perturbed angular correlation (IMPAC) technique. The formalism for perturbed angular correlations is outlined and a figure of merit for optimizing these measurements is derived to inform design. Particle detection is based on the use of silicon photodiodes of rectangular shape. The particle-$\gamma$ angular correlation formalism for this case is described. The experimental program to date includes temperature-dependent studies of hyperfine fields, transient-field $g$-factor measurements, and time-dependent perturbed angular distribution (TDPAD) studies.