Selective ultratrace analysis of 41Ca by laser resonance ionization

A compact resonance ionization mass spectrometer is presented. It is presently applied for sensitive and highly selective ultratrace determination of the long-lived radioisotope ⁴¹Ca for environmental, biological, and fundamental investigations. The development of coherent multistep resonance ionization enables the realization of experimental detection limits as low as10⁶ atoms per sample and very high isotopic selectivity above 10¹². This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Half-life of41Ca

The half-life of⁴¹Ca has been redetermined to be (1.01 ±0.10)×10⁵ yr from the specific activity of a sample of enriched calcium material and its⁴¹Ca concentration. The activity was measured with a Si(Li) detector via the 3.3-keV X rays emitted in the electron capture decay of⁴¹Ca to⁴¹K. The⁴¹Ca concentration was measured by mass spectrometry. Since our result agrees well with the two most recent half-life measurements of Mabuchi et al. (1974), (1.13±0.12)×10⁵ yr, and Klein et al. (1990), (1.03±0.07)×10⁵ yr, we recommend the weighted mean of these three measurements, t_1/2=(1.04±0.05)×10⁵ yr, as the most accurate value of the half-life of⁴¹Ca.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. P. Kienle on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Perturbed angular distributions in 41Ca and 42Ca

Time integral implantation perturbed angular distribution experiments have been carried out for ^41,42Ca in Fe. The results point to interstitial implantation with an average hyperfine field of ?34 ± 8 kG in addition to substitutional implantation. The g-factor of the 3.83 MeV, ($\text{15}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$) state in ⁴¹Ca has been measured in an external magnetic field and found to be g = +0.32 ± 0.04.     

Nuclear charge distribution of41Ca

The mean square nuclear charge radius of⁴¹Ca equals the one of double magic⁴⁰Ca within 0.006 fm.     

Influence of 2p-2h excitations in the41Sc-41Ca Coulomb energy shift

The influence of 2p-2h core excitations on the⁴¹Sc-⁴¹Ca Coulomb energy difference is studied. A simple parametrization of the main wave function components shows that the calculated energy shift could only agree with experiment for rather unrealistic values of the amplitudes. Using an effective interaction appropriate for this region, we find that when this kind of excitations is included, the calculated Coulomb energy shift is increased by 105keV.     

Counting individual 41Ca atoms with a magneto-optical trap

Atom trap trace analysis, a novel method based upon laser trapping and cooling, is used to count individual atoms of 41Ca present in biomedical samples with isotopic abundance levels between 10(-8) and 10(-10). The method is calibrated against resonance ionization mass spectrometry, demonstrating good agreement between the two methods. The present system has a counting efficiency of 2x10(-7). Within 1 h of observation time, its 3-sigma detection limit on the isotopic abundance of 41Ca reaches 4.5x10(-10).     

Mutual electron-ion interactions in electron impact ionization of a Ca beam

Summary We evaluate the role of electron-ion mutual interactions as a possible source of systematic errors in an experiment of electron impact ionization and excitation of an effusive Ca beam. By monitoring photons resulting from the impact excitation of a Ca resonant transition, the transmitted electron beam current by a sectored Faraday cup and total ion yields, we extract information about elementary processes responsible for ionization. We show that our diagnosis allows us to monitor the influence of the produced ionization on the elementary processes and on the density profile of the electro beam.     

Nuclear electric quadrupole moment of41Ca by laser-RF spectroscopy

Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and nuclei - The nuclear electric quadrupole moment of41Ca, which contains a single neutron outside closed proton and neutron shells (N=Z=20) has been...     

加速器质谱方法测量41Ca及其在生物医学中的应用

介绍了用AMS测量41Ca的方法及其在生物医学中的应用,以及中国原子能科学研究院目前开展4 1Ca的AMS测量及其应用研究的情况.Ca(T 1/2 =1.0×10 5 a) as a tracer, confined with Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) method and its applications are reviewed. Measurement of 41 Ca with HI-13 tandem AMS system at the China Institute of Atomic Energy is also introduced. The measurement of 41 Ca used for studying mechanism of cancer caused by carcinogenic substances and mechanism of Ca supplement in human body diseases are being developed in collaboration with Department of Occupational Health, Beijing Universit...     

Thermonuclear reaction rates for proton induced reactions on 41K and neutron induced reactions on 41Ca

The yield of γ-rays from the reaction ⁴¹K(p, γ)⁴²Ca has been measured as a function of bombarding energy over the range 0.68–2.48 MeV and from the reaction ⁴¹K(p, αγ)³⁸Ar over the range 1.20–2.48 MeV, and the yield of neutrons from the reaction ⁴¹K(p, n)⁴¹Ca has been measured from threshold to a bombarding energy of 2.48 MeV. The energy dependence of the cross sections is compared with statistical-model calculations with global optical-model parameters in all particle channels. The calculations seriously overestimate the cross section for the neutron channel and underestimate those for the other channels. A reduction in the imaginary well depth in the neutron channel leads to good agreement with all the data. Statistical-model calculations with this modified set of parameters are then carried out to provide cross sections for the astrophysically interesting reactions ⁴¹Ca(n, p)⁴¹K, ⁴¹Ca(n, α)³⁸Ar, and ⁴¹Ca(n, γ)⁴²Ca. Thermonuclear reaction rates are calculated for all six reactions over the temperature range 5 × 10⁸–10¹⁰K which includes the range of temperatures of interest in nucleosynthesis calculations.     

奇时间(time-odd)分量对41Ca性质的影响

发展了包括奇时间(time-odd)分量的三轴形变的RMF理论模型, 采用包含σ和ω介子自相互作用以及微观质心修正的PK1有效相互作用, 自洽考虑了由于奇A核中的未配对的核子对时间反演不变性的破坏所导致的重子流, 以⁴¹Ca为例, 研究了奇时间分量对重子流以及原子核性质的影响.     

加速器质谱法测量41Ca及其应用研究

Ca在自然界中含量丰富，其长寿命放射性同位素^41Ca不仅是理想的生物医学示踪剂，同时在地质年代的测定、环境科学和核天体物理的实验研究等方面都有着非常重要的作用．加速器质谱法目前是测量^41Ca的理想方法．文章介绍了用加速器质谱测量^41Ca的方法，介绍了目前的国际研究现状和潜在的应用研究领域以及中国原子能科学研究院在加速器质谱测量^41Ca方面的研究情况。     

基于CaF2靶样的加速器质谱测量生物样品中41Ca的方法研究

为满足⁴¹Ca生物示踪样品测量的需要, 在北京HI-13串列加速器质谱(Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, AMS)系统上建立了以CaF₂为靶样的⁴¹Ca AMS分析方法.生物样品和⁴¹Ca标准样品经过化学分离和纯化, 制备成CaF₂作为靶物质. AMS测量⁴¹Ca时, 离子源引出CaF₃-负离子, 膜剥离后的电荷态选择为7⁺态, 加速器端电压选定为8.5MV, 用充有140mbar P10气体的多阳极电离室探测⁴¹Ca. 结果显示探测器可实现对⁴¹Ca与同量异位素干扰⁴¹K的分辨, 粒子谱中⁴¹K的计数率很低,对⁴¹Ca不形成干扰. 对制备的4个标准样品(⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca在1.785×10^－8—1.750×10^－10范围)的测量结果显示⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca绝对测量值与标称值之间的线性关系良好(r²=0.997),经⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca为1.785×10^－8的标准样品归一化后, S2, S4两个标样的测量值与标称值吻合较好, 但标样S3的测量值与标称值有较大偏离. 估计生物样品的⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca本底值低于8.2×10^－13.     

Internal bremsstrahlung in the unique first-forbidden electron capture decay of 41Ca

The spectrum of internal bremsstrahlung photons has been measured for the unique first-forbidden decay of ⁴¹Ca. The experimental shape factor essentially deviates from the theoretical ones. Also, the overall photon intensity per K-capture is higher than predicted.     

Projectile dependence of K-shell ionization in Cl and Ca at 200 keV/amu

Relative K-shell ionization cross sections of Cl and Ca measured with 200 keV/amu singly ionized projectiles of ²H, ⁴He, ¹²C, ¹⁴N, ¹⁶O and ²⁰Ne exhibit features which are adequately described by the combination of binding effect in Coulomb ionization and charge exchange to the empty orbitals of the projectile.     

Spins of levels in41Ca from (d,pγ) angular correlations

Proton-gamma ray angular correlations are reported for the (d, p) reaction populating levels in⁴¹Ca withl _n=1. The method differs from previous measurements in that all observed gamma ray transitions from each level of interest are included in the correlation. A spin and parity of 3/2^? is deduced for the 1.943, 2.462, 4.187 and 4.604 MeV levels. The results for the 3.944 and 4.753 MeV levels are consistent with a spin and parity assignment of 1/2^?.     

Electronic structure of the Sr0.4Ca13.6Cu24O41 incommensurate compound

We extracted, from strongly-correlated ab-initio calculations, a complete model for the chain subsystem of the Sr0.4Ca13.6Cu24O41 incommensurate compound. A second neighbor t-J+V model has been determined as a function of the fourth crystallographic parameter , for both low and room temperature crystallographic structures. The analysis of the obtained model shows the crucial importance of the structural modulations on the electronic structure through the on-site energies and the magnetic interactions. The structural distortions are characterized by their long range effect on the cited parameters that hinder the reliability of analyses such as BVS. One of the most striking results is the existence of antiferromagnetic nearest-neighbor interactions for metal-ligand-metal angles of 90. A detailed analysis of the electron localization and spin arrangement is presented as a function of the chain to ladder hole transfer and of the temperature. The obtained spin arrangement is in agreement with antiferromagnetic correlations in the chain direction at low temperature.