Storage-ring measurement of the hyperfine induced 47Ti18+(2s2p 3P0 --> 2s2 1S0) transition rate

Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Jan 19;98(3):033001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.033001. Epub 2007 Jan 18.

Abstract

The hyperfine induced 2s2p (3)P(0) --> 2s(2) (1)S(0) transition rate A(HFI) in berylliumlike (47)Ti(18+) is measured. Resonant electron-ion recombination in a heavy-ion storage ring is employed to monitor the time dependent population of the (3)P(0) state. The experimental value A(HFI)=0.56(3) s(-1) is almost 60% larger than theoretically predicted.