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Title: Mass measurements of neutron-rich indium isotopes toward the N = 82 shell closure

Journal Article · · Physical Review C
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  1. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada)
  2. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Max Planck Inst. for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg (Germany)
  3. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  4. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Physics Division
  5. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Univ. of Surrey, Guildford (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics
  6. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  7. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States). Dept. of Physics
  8. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  9. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Heidelberg Univ. (Germany)
  10. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Justus Liebig Univ., Giessen (Germany). II. Physics Inst.
  11. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics
  12. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC (Canada). Dept. of Chemistry
  13. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC (Canada). Dept. of Chemistry
  14. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics
  15. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Univ. of Victoria, BC (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  16. Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  17. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Cyclotron Inst.
  18. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada); Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States). Dept. of Physics

Precise mass measurements of the neutron-rich 125–130In isotopes have been performed with the TITAN Penning trap mass spectrometer. TITAN's electron beam ion trap was used to charge breed the ions to charge state q = 13+ thus providing the necessary resolving power to measure not only the ground states but also isomeric states at each mass number. Here, the properties of the ground states are investigated through a series of mass differentials, highlighting trends in the indium isotopic chain as compared to its proton-magic neighbor, tin (Z = 50). In addition, the energies of the indium isomers are presented. The (8-) level in 128In is found to be 78 keV lower than previously thought and the (21/2-) isomer in 127In is shown to be lower than the literature value by more than 150 keV.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Research Council Canada (NRC); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI); National Science Foundation (NSF); German Research Foundation (DFG); National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (Brazil); Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) (Germany)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344; PHY-1419765; SC0017649; FR 601/3-1; 05P15RGFN1
OSTI ID:
1458617
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1420016
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-742870; PRVCAN; 897804; TRN: US1901481
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Vol. 97, Issue 2; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 15 works
Citation information provided by
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