Precision mass measurements of radioactive nuclei at JYFLTRAP
/ Authors
S. Rahaman, V. Elomaa, T. Eronen, U. Hager, J. Hakala, A. Jokinen, A. Kankainen, I. Moore, H. Penttilä, S. Rinta-Antila
and 5 more authors
/ Abstract
Abstract.The Penning trap mass spectrometer JYFLTRAP was used to measure the atomic masses of radioactive nuclei with an uncertainty better than 10 keV. The atomic masses of the neutron-deficient nuclei around the $\emph{N} = \emph{Z}$ line were measured to improve the understanding of the rp-process path and the SbSnTe cycle. Furthermore, the masses of the neutron-rich gallium ($\emph{Z} = 31$) to palladium ($\emph{Z} = 46$) nuclei have been measured. The physics impacts on the nuclear structure and the r-process paths are reviewed. A better understanding of the nuclear deformation is presented by studying the pairing energy around $\emph{A} = 100$.
Journal: The European Physical Journal Special Topics