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PENTATRAP: a novel cryogenic multi-Penning-trap experiment for high-precision mass measurements on highly charged ions

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The novel five-Penning-trap mass spectrometer Pentatrap is developed at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK), Heidelberg. Ions of interest are long-lived highly charged nuclides up to bare uranium. Pentatrap aims for an accuracy of a few parts in 1012 for mass ratios of mass doublets. A physics program for Pentatrap includes Q-value measurements of β-transitions relevant for neutrino physics, stringent tests of quantum electrodynamics in the regime of extreme electric fields, and a test of special relativity. Main features of Pentatrap are an access to a source of highly charged ions, a multi-trap configuration, simultaneous measurements of frequencies, a continuous precise monitoring of magnetic field fluctuations, a fast exchange between different ions, and a highly sensitive cryogenic non-destructive detection system. This article gives a motivation for the new mass spectrometer Pentatrap, presents its experimental setup, and describes the present status.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the Max Planck Society and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under contract BL 981/2-1. We thank D. Beck, C. Diehl, F. Herfurth, M. Höcker, J. Ketter, H.-J. Kluge, D. Pinegar, W. Quint, S. Streubel and R. Zirpel for stimulating discussions. Yu.N. and Ch.B. acknowledge the support from the ExtreMe Matter Institute (EMMI). S.U. acknowledges support from the Imprs-qd. The excellent work by the MPIK construction office, and the mechanics and electronics workshop is highly acknowledged.

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  2. S. Ulmer

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany

    J. Repp, C. Böhm, J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia, A. Dörr, S. Eliseev, S. George, M. Goncharov, C. Roux, S. Sturm, S. Ulmer & K. Blaum

  2. Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    J. Repp, C. Böhm, A. Dörr, M. Goncharov, C. Roux, S. Ulmer & K. Blaum

  3. Helmholtz Gemeinschaft, ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany

    C. Böhm & Y. N. Novikov

  4. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300, Gatchina, Russia

    Y. N. Novikov

  5. Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany

    S. Sturm & S. Ulmer

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Repp, J., Böhm, C., Crespo López-Urrutia, J.R. et al. PENTATRAP: a novel cryogenic multi-Penning-trap experiment for high-precision mass measurements on highly charged ions. Appl. Phys. B 107, 983–996 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4823-6

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