Advances in Radioactive-Isotope Science from Mass Measurements
Abstract
Mass is a fundamental property that is indispensable for the study of nuclear structure, for applications in stellar nucleosynthesis and neutron-star composition, as well as studies of atomic and weak-interaction physics. We briefly review the mass-measurement programs at radioactive-beam facilities worldwide and examine the wealth of new mass data, compare the strengths of the different installations and reflect on the multitude of physics results. The series of ENAM meetings from 1995 to 2008 saw the rise and subsequent dominance of Penning traps in the field of mass spectrometry, which has continued through the new era of the ARIS meetings. As for the ARIS 2011 conference, we attempt a nomination for "Penning trap of the year."
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the Conference on Advances in Radioactive Isotope Science (ARIS2014
- Pub Date:
- 2015
- DOI:
- 10.7566/JPSCP.6.010018
- Bibcode:
- 2015aris.confa0018L