The proof of principle of the Laser Ion Source Trap (LIST) coupled to a gas cell catcher system has been demonstrated at the Leuven Isotope Separator On-Line (LISOL). The experiments were carried out by using the modified gas cell-based laser ion source and the SextuPole Ion Guide (SPIG). Element selective resonance laser ionization of neutral atoms was taking place inside the cold jet expanding out of the gas cell catcher. The laser path was oriented in longitudinal as well as transverse geometries with respect to the atoms flow. The enhancement of beam purity and the feasibility for in-source laser spectroscopy were investigated in off-line and on-line conditions.
@article{arxiv.0904.3176,
title = {The Laser Ion Source Trap (LIST) coupled to a gas cell catcher},
author = {T. Sonoda and T. E. Cocolios and J. Gentens and M. Huyse and O. Ivanov and Yu. Kudryavtsev and D. Pauwels and P. Van den Bergh and P. Van Duppen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.3176},
year = {2015}
}