Atomic mass measurements with radioactive beams and/or targets: Where to start

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5484485

Haustein, P E

Radioactive beams or radioactive targets (or both) can significantly increase the yields of exotic isotopes, allowing studies to be performed in regions which are currently inaccessible. An important goal to pursue with these exotic species is a broad program of nuclidic mass measurements. This is motivated by the observation that mass model predictions generally diverge from one another in regions far from beta-decay stability where well measured masses are sparse or nonexistent. Stringent tests of mass models are therefore possible and these can highlight important features in the mass models that affect the quality of their short-range and long-range extrapolation properties. Selection of systems to study can be guided, in part, by a desire to probe those regions where distinctions among mass models are most apparent and where exotic isotope yields will be optimal. Several examples will be presented to highlight future opportunities in this area. 10 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5484485
• Report Number(s): BNL-42573; CONF-8909247-3; ON: DE90001532; TRN: 89-030266
• Resource Relation: Conference: ACS symposium on exotic nuclear spectroscopy, Miami Beach, FL (USA), 11-15 Sep 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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