Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/R61840/01
Title:	Laser Spectroscopy of Radioactive isotopes
Principal Investigator:	Tungate, Dr G
Other Investigators:
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Dr DH Forest
Project Partners:	Foreign Academic Institution
Department:	School of Physics and Astronomy
Organisation:	University of Birmingham
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 November 2001	Ends:	30 April 2006	Value (£):	427,528
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Nuclear Structure
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Related Grants:	GR/R61833/01
Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 10 Aug 2001 Physics Single Panel 10 August 2001 Deferred
Summary on Grant Application Form
We have a unique facility for measuring ground and isomeric state properties of radioactive nuclei. We wish to capitalise on the developments of the past few years to answer specific questions in nuclear physics. While doing so we will seek every opportunity to further enhance the sensitivity and range of applicability of our experimental techniques, so that the physics investigated is determined more by the intrinsic interest rather than the limitations of our methods. We are keen to look at new areas such as the investigation of the properties of isomers produced by alpha-decay. Of particular interest is the 229mTh isomer which is predicted to decay by a novel electron bridge mechanism. We are in an excellent position to help with the development of radioactive beam facilities by studying polarization and trapping in the cooler.
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