Collinear laser ion beam spectroscopy

Collinear Laser Ion Beam Spectroscopy (CLIBS) investigates hyperfine structures (hfs) and isotope shifts (IS) in spectral lines and is well suited for the study of nuclear moments of short-lived isotopes. It is fast, highly selective, highly sensitive and allows many experimental alternatives. The high accuracy makes it also an interesting tool for atomic physics. A basic experimental setup is described. Results for nuclear moments and radii in Sm, Eu, Gd show that the accuracy of hfs and IS data is much better than the resulting moments. We discuss the hfs-anomaly and its dependence on atomic quantum numbers (L, S, J) and show that its determination is possible without the knowledge of the nuclear magnetic moments. A hfs-anomaly in respect of the nuclear quadrupole moment was not found. IS-measurements are used to determine permanent and fluctuating nuclear deformation. The standard interpretation is inconsistent in the case of Eu. Modifications of the theory are suggested. Crossed second order (CSO) effects affect the IS values. We show that CSO-effects may help to determine the field effect of the IS experimentally.