Mass measurements along the r-process path at CARIBU

ORAL

Abstract

The CARIBU facility is now operational and a large body of new mass measurements around the N=82 waiting point has been accumulated. The masses of over 70 neutron-rich isotopes from the heavy Californium fission peak have been measured with the CPT Penning trap mass spectrometer yielding a typical accuracy of 10 keV/c2. The most neutron-rich masses show significant deviations from either masses measured by other means when available or from extrapolated values from the last Atomic Mass Evaluation when no measurements where available. The system used for these measurements will be briefly described and an analysis of the modification to the delay for the r-process in this region when taking into accounts the new masses will be presented.

*This work was supported in parts by the DOE Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DE-AC02-06CH11357 and by NSERC, Canada, under Application no 216974.

Authors

  • Guy Savard

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Jason Clark

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Jon Van Schelt

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Dan Lascar

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Anthony Levand

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Bruce Zabransky

    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Kumar Sharma

    • University of Manitoba