I will review some of the methods to measure the magnetic moments of short-lived excited states. The challenges of the measurements and consequent challenges to evaluate and compile the data will be discussed.
The lifetimes of nuclear states span many orders of magnitude, requiring experimental techniques to be tailored to both their production mechanisms and their half-lives. Nuclear magnetic moment studies rely on the interaction between nuclear spins and external electromagnetic fields. Consequently, the feasibility of such measurements is determined by the state’s lifetime and the strength of...
Laser spectroscopy is used at radioactive ion beam facilities to determine magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moments, and additionally the change in the nuclear mean-square charge radius. The correct extraction of such quantities requires the correct value of the nuclear spin but in many cases the hyperfine structure allows the spin to be independently determined. A brief introduction to...
A global search for polynomial trends in nuclear electromagnetism will be discussed in the context of the IAEA database of evaluated nuclear moments.
The structure and principles underlying the existing Tables and Reports will be briefly described and problem areas and recent developments summarised. Separate attention will be given to magnetic dipole moments of long and short-lived (<1.ms) states and to electric quadrupole moments.
