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The mass of $^{22}$Mg

Mass measurements with a relative precision of better than $1.5 \times 10^{-8}$ were performed on $^{22}$Mg and its reaction partners $^{21}$Na and $^{22}$Na with the ISOLTRAP Penning trap mass spectrometer at CERN, yielding the mass excesses $D(^{22}$Mg) = -399.92(27) keV, $D(^{21}$Na) = -2184.71(2...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mukherjee, M, Kellerbauer, A G, Beck, D, Blaum, K, Bollen, G, Carrel, F, Delahaye, P, Dilling, J, George, S, Guenaut, C, Herfurth, F, Herlert, Alexander, Kluge, H J, Köster, U, Lunney, M D, Schwarz, S, Schweikhard, L, Yazidjian, C
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.150801
http://cds.cern.ch/record/798313
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Sumario:Mass measurements with a relative precision of better than $1.5 \times 10^{-8}$ were performed on $^{22}$Mg and its reaction partners $^{21}$Na and $^{22}$Na with the ISOLTRAP Penning trap mass spectrometer at CERN, yielding the mass excesses $D(^{22}$Mg) = -399.92(27) keV, $D(^{21}$Na) = -2184.71(21) keV, and $D(^{22}$Na) = -5181.56(16) keV. The importance of these results is twofold. First, a comparative half-life ($Ft$ value)has been obtained for the superallowed $\beta$-decay of $^{22}$Mg to further test the conserved-vector-current hypothesis. Second, the resonance energy for the $^{21}$Na proton capture reaction has been independently determined, allowing direct comparisons of observable $\gamma$-radiation in nova explosions with the yield expected from models.