High-precision Penning-trap mass measurements of Cd and In isotopes at JYFLTRAP remove the fluctuations in the two-neutron separation energies
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A. Jaries, M. Stryjczyk, A. Kankainen, ‡. L. A. Ayoubi, O. Beliuskina, P. Delahaye, T. Eronen, M. Flayol, Z. Ge, W. Gins
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M. Hukkanen, D. Kahl, S. Kujanpää, D. Kumar, I. Moore, M. Mougeot, D. Nesterenko, S. Nikas, H. Penttilä, D. Pitman-Weymouth, I. Pohjalainen, A. Raggio, W. Rattanasakuldilok, A. D. Roubin, J. Ruotsalainen, V. Virtanen, K. Leuven
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We report on the first direct mass measurements of the $^{118,119}$Cd and $^{117-119}$In isotopes performed at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line facility using the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap mass spectrometer. The masses of $^{117}$In and $^{118}$Cd isotopes are in agreement with the literature, while $^{118,119}$In and $^{119}$Cd differ from literature by 49, 13 and 85 keV (6.1, 1.9 and 2.1 standard deviations), respectively. The excitation energy of the $^{118}$In first isomeric state, $E_x = 40.3(25)$ keV, was determined for the first time. The updated mass values removed the fluctuations observed in the two-neutron separation energies and lead to a smoother linear decrease of both isotopic chains. The $\log(ft)$ value for the $^{118}$Cd decay is also found to increase from 3.93(6) to 4.089(8). The reported results indicate an absence of significant structural changes around $N=70$.
Journal: Physical Review C