Abstract
An interferometric method is used to improve the accuracy of the transition frequencies of three francium isotopes by 1 order of magnitude. The deduced isotope shifts for confirm the ISOLDE data. The frequency of the transition of —the accepted reference for all Fr isotope shifts—is revised, and a significant difference with the ISOLDE value is found. Our results will be a benchmark for the accuracy of the theory of Fr energy levels, a necessary step to investigate fundamental symmetries.
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