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First Experimental Determination of the Charge Radius of 74Rb and Its Application in Tests of the Unitarity of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa Matrix

This was the first time TRIUMF used the bunched-beam technique that my group had previously developed at the IGISOL and ISOLDE facilities and therefore my expertise provided significant input into the planning, design and undertaking of the experiment. Much of the preparation work, particularly the laser system, was carried out by Voss, a PhD student under my supervision. I participated in a preliminary experiment and was able to advise on optimisation of the apparatus essential to reach the sensitivity needed for the Rb-74 measurement. I also participated in the data collection experiment and contributed to the writing of the paper.