Grant: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Major Resources Support Program

The TRIUMF Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear science (TITAN) facility is a multi-component ion trap system that provides unique research possibilities in the fields of atomic, nuclear, neutrino and particle physics. The system is set up for maximum performance with short-lived radioactive nuclei, and hence provides an ideal tool for experiments at ISAC, the world's premier exotic beam facility, located at TRIUMF. Proposed experiments to be carried out with TITAN include high precision mass determination for aid in testing the Standard Model of Particle Physics, to test the behavior of nuclei far away from the valley of stability, to gain better understanding of halo nuclei, atomic nuclei with a 'neutron skin'. Other experiments will use the unique features of TITAN to measure precisely for the first time transition matrix elements of nuclei that are of key interest in the search for neutrino-less double beta decay. TITAN will also provide unprecedented possibilities for laser spectroscopy, to gain information of the structure of nuclei. TITAN allows experiments on the forefront of fundamental research and provides unique science opportunity for the Canadian and international research community.