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Precise measurement of the {sup 64}Ge mass and its effect on the rp process

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 (United States)
  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 (Canada)
  3. Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  4. Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8 (Canada)
The Canadian Penning Trap mass spectrometer has been used to determine the mass excesses of {sup 64}Ge and {sup 64}Ga as -54344(30) keV and -58832.5(39) keV, respectively. Under typical conditions used for modeling x-ray bursts, {sup 64}Ge is confirmed as a waiting-point nuclide and can contribute up to 35.5 s to the timescale of the rp process at a peak x-ray burst temperature of 1.5 GK.
OSTI ID:
20995109
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 75; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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