First direct mass measurement of the neutron-deficient nucleus Al 24

U. Chowdhury, K. G. Leach, C. Andreoiu, A. Bader, M. Brodeur, A. Chaudhuri, A. T. Gallant, A. Grossheim, G. Gwinner, R. Klawitter, A. A. Kwiatkowski, A. Lennarz, T. D. Macdonald, J. Pearkes, B. E. Schultz, J. Dilling

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Abstract

The first direct mass measurement of the neutron-deficient nucleus Al24 was performed via Penning-Trap Mass Spectrometry (PTMS) using TRIUMF's Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear science (TITAN). This measurement was facilitated by the use of TRIUMF's new Ion-Guide Laser Ion Source (IG-LIS), which reduced A=24 isobaric contamination in the delivered beam by nearly six orders of magnitude. The measured mass excess was found to be Δ=-48.86(23) keV, which is five times more precise than the value quoted in the most recent atomic mass evaluation. When combined with the relevant Al24 excitation energy, and a recent measurement of the Mg23 mass, the astrophysical Mg23(p,γ)24Al reaction resonance energy is extracted as Er=480.8(14) keV. The presented value shows a 2σ disagreement with the direct measurement of this quantity by the DRAGON recoil spectrometer.

Original languageEnglish
Article number045803
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume92
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 13 2015
Externally publishedYes

Funding

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National Science Foundation1430152

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