This thesis presents two significant results in the field of precision measurements in low-energy nuclear physics. Firstly, it presents a precise half-life determination of 11C, leading to the most precise ft-value for a beta decay transition between mirror nuclides, an important advance in the testing of the electroweak sector of the Standard Model. Secondly, it describes a high-precision mass measurement of 56Cu, a critical nucleus for determining the path of the astrophysical rapid-proton capture process, performed by the author using the LEBIT Penning trap at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. This new measurement resolves discrepancies in previously-reported calculated mass excesses. In addition, the thesis also presents the construction and testing of a radio-frequency quadrupole cooler and buncher that will be part of the future N = 126 factory at Argonne National Laboratory aimed at producing nuclei of interest for the astrophysical rapid-neutron capture process for the first time.
| ISBN: | 9783030307806 |
| Publication date: | 4th December 2020 |
| Author: | Adrian A Valverde |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 102 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Atomic and molecular physics Astrophysics Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry Scientific standards, measurement etc Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry and radiation |
This thesis presents two significant results in the field of precision measurements in low-energy nuclear physics. Firstly, it presents a precise half-life determination of 11C, leading to the most precise ft-value for a beta decay transition between mirror nuclides, an important advance in the testing of the electroweak sector of the Standard Model. Secondly, it describes a high-precision mass measurement of 56Cu, a critical nucleus for determining the path of the astrophysical rapid-proton capture process, performed by the author using the LEBIT Penning trap at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. This new measurement resolves discrepancies in previously-reported calculated mass excesses. In addition, the thesis also presents the construction and testing of a radio-frequency quadrupole cooler and buncher that will be part of the future N = 126 factory at Argonne National Laboratory aimed at producing nuclei of interest for the astrophysical rapid-neutron capture process for the first time.
Precision Measurements to Test the Standard Model and for Explosive Nuclear Astrophysics features in the following genres: Atomic and molecular physics, Astrophysics, Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry, Scientific standards, measurement etc, Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry and radiation
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Precision Measurements to Test the Standard Model and for Explosive Nuclear Astrophysics was written by Adrian A Valverde and published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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