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The choice and proper operation of the laser systems for laser ion sources at on-line facilities using multi-step resonance ionization processes is the basis for production of intense and pure radioactive ion beams. These pave the way for numerous fundamental studies in nuclear and astrophysics. A comparison between systems of medium or high repetition rate pulsed tunable lasers based on dyes or crystals as active medium has been carried out at the IGISOL facility at Louvain-la-Neuve. The importance of properly controlling the operation conditions of the individual lasers via a reference atomic beam chamber is highlighted and design and implementation of such a compact device for permanent monitoring as well as possible regulation of the various laser parameters of relevance is discussed.
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Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Laser Probing (LAP 2012), Paris, France, 4–8 June 2012.
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Kron, T., Ferrer-Garcia, R., Lecesne, N. et al. Control of RILIS lasers at IGISOL facilities using a compact atomic beam reference cell. Hyperfine Interact 216, 53–58 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-012-0756-7
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