skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Revalidation of the isobaric multiplet mass equation for the A = 20 quintet

Journal Article · · Physical Review C, Nuclear Physics
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [3];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [4];  [1];  [5];  [6];  [3] more »;  [1] « less
  1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
  2. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  5. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
  6. Univ. of Surrey, Guildford (United Kingdom)

An unexpected breakdown of the isobaric multiplet mass equation in the A = 20, T = 2 quintet was recently reported, presenting a challenge to modern theories of nuclear structure. In the present work, the excitation energy of the lowest T = 2 state in Na-20 has been measured to be 6498.4 +/- 0.2stat ± 0.4syst keV by using the superallowed 0+ → 0+ beta decay of Mg-20 to access it and an array of high-purity germanium detectors to detect its gamma-ray deexcitation. This value differs by 27 keV (1.9 standard deviations) from the recommended value of 6525 ± 14 keV and is a factor of 28 more precise. The isobaric multiplet mass equation is shown to be revalidated when the new value is adopted.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; PHY-1102511; PHY-1419765; PHY-1404442
OSTI ID:
1261473
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 4; ISSN 0556-2813
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 16 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (36)

�ber den Bau der Atomkerne. I journal January 1932
On the Consequences of the Symmetry of the Nuclear Hamiltonian on the Spectroscopy of Nuclei journal January 1937
Evaluated experimental isobaric analogue states from <mml:math altimg="si1.gif" overflow="scroll" xmlns:xocs="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/xocs/dtd" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:ja="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:tb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/table/dtd" xmlns:sb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-bib/dtd" xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/dtd" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:cals="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/cals/dtd" xmlns:sa="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-aff/dtd"><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo stretchy="false">/</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:math> to <mml:math altimg="si2.gif" overflow="scroll" xmlns:xocs="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/xocs/dtd" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:ja="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:tb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/table/dtd" xmlns:sb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-bib/dtd" xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/dtd" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:cals="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/cals/dtd" xmlns:sa="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-aff/dtd"><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:math> and associated IMME coefficients journal May 2014
Electromagnetic Corrections to Isotopic Spin Conservation journal October 1959
Simple Model for Corrections to the Isobaric Multiplet Mass Equation journal August 1969
Decays of the T z = 2 nuclei Mg 20 , Si 24 , and Ca 36 journal February 1981
The quartic isobaric multiplet mass equation journal May 1969
TZ3 term in the isobaric multiplet equation journal October 1970
The configuration state and the T3z term in the isobaric mass equation journal January 1972
Breakdown of the Isobaric Multiplet Mass Equation for the A = 20 and 21 Multiplets journal August 2014
Energies of Isobaric Multiplets in A = 16   and   20 journal November 1964
Corrected Na20 mass and levels in Na20 and F16 using the (He3,t) reaction journal January 1965
Mass of Na 20 journal February 1965
Highly Proton-Rich T z = 2 Nuclides: C 8 and Mg 20 journal May 1974
Energy of the lowest T = 2 state in F 20 journal February 1976
The mass of 20Mg: A test of the isobaric multiplet mass equation in A=20 journal April 1976
Completion of the Mass-20 Isospin Quintet by Employing a Helium-Jet-Fed On-Line Mass Separator journal January 1979
Ground-state mass excess of 20 O: validity of the isobaric multiplet mass equation in the A=20 quintet journal December 1982
No Tetra-proton cluster in 20Mg journal August 1999
Spectroscopy of Mg 20 : The isobaric mass multiplet equation for the 2 + states of the A = 20 , T = 2 quintet and distant mirror nuclei journal August 2007
Toward precise Q EC values for the superallowed 0 + 0 + β decays of T = 2 nuclides: The masses of Na 20 , Al 24 , P 28 , and Cl 32 journal May 2010
Lowest 2 + , T = 2 states in 20 Mg and 20 F journal May 2012
β-delayed proton decay of Mg 20 and its astrophysical implications journal September 1992
Beta-decay of 20Mg journal February 1995
The Ame2012 atomic mass evaluation journal December 2012
Commissioning the A1900 projectile fragment separator journal May 2003
Thirty-two-fold segmented germanium detectors to identify γ-rays from intermediate-energy exotic beams
  • Mueller, W. F.; Church, J. A.; Glasmacher, T.
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 466, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00257-1
journal July 2001
Digital data acquisition system implementation at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
  • Prokop, C. J.; Liddick, S. N.; Abromeit, B. L.
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 741 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.12.044
journal March 2014
Nuclear Data Sheets for A=40 journal June 2004
Nuclear Data Sheets for A = 208 journal August 2007
Energy levels of light nuclei, A = 20 journal June 1998
Energy levels of light nuclei A = 16–17 journal November 1993
Positron-Neutrino Correlation in the 0 + 0 + Decay of 32 Ar journal August 1999
Design of a unique open-geometry cylindrical Penning trap
  • Mehlman, M.; Shidling, P. D.; Behling, S.
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 712 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.02.004
journal June 2013
ft value of the 0 + 0 + β + decay of Ar 32 : A measurement of isospin symmetry breaking in a superallowed decay journal June 2008
Superallowed 0 + 0 + nuclear β decays: 2014 critical survey, with precise results for V u d and CKM unitarity journal February 2015

Similar Records

Detailed study of the decay Cl31(βγ)S31
Journal Article · Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review C · OSTI ID:1261473

High-precision QEC -value measurement of the superallowed β+ emitter Mg22 and an ab initio evaluation of the A=22 isobaric triplet
Journal Article · Mon Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physical Review C · OSTI ID:1261473

Constraining spectroscopic factors near the r -process path using combined measurements: Kr86 (d, p)87Kr
Journal Article · Fri May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Physical Review C · OSTI ID:1261473