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Solid xenon layers are proposed as an alternative to graphite catchers for collecting samples at on-line separators. The formation of solid xenon layers is described. Sample atoms of bismuth have been held for up to a day in such layers before being released as cold free atoms for laser spectroscopy measurement. An application to studying daughter nuclei produced by α-decay is considered. It involves a two-stage process where daughter recoils are first accumulated in the xenon layer and subsequently released into flowing helium for laser-ionization and counting.
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Ezwam, A.E., Billowes, J. (2006). A Solid Xenon Catcher for Rare Isotope Laser Spectroscopy. In: Błaszczak, Z., Markov, B., Marinova, K. (eds) Laser 2004. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30926-8_23
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