Abstract
AbstractMeasuring the isotopic composition of trace Zr in presolar stardust grains allows us to study the environment of slow neutron-capture nucleosynthesis in asymptotic giant branch stars. Here, we present a newly characterized Zr resonance ionization scheme that can be saturated with state-of-the-art titanium-sapphire lasers and yields a useful yield of (5.4 ± 0.4)%. Resonance ionization is achieved in two steps: after first being excited with a photon at 319.215 nm, neutral Zr atoms are then ionized with a photon at 388.988 nm, where both wavelengths are reported as in vacuum.
Funder
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
EPFL Lausanne
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Spectroscopy,Pollution,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Nuclear Energy and Engineering,Analytical Chemistry
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