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A Lecture on the evaluation of atomic masses (L'evaluation des masses atomiques)

Nuclear Experiment 2009-09-29 v3

Abstract

The ensemble of experimental data on the 2830 nuclides which have been observed since the beginning of Nuclear Physics are being evaluated, according to their nature, by different methods and by different groups. The two "horizontal" evaluations in which I am involved: the Atomic Mass Evaluation AME and the NUBASE evaluation belong to the class of "static" nuclear data. In this lecture I will explain and discuss in detail the philosophy, the strategies and the procedures used in the evaluation of atomic masses.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0302020,
  title  = {A Lecture on the evaluation of atomic masses (L'evaluation des masses atomiques)},
  author = {Georges Audi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0302020},
  year   = {2009}
}

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First edition: September 2000, updated December 2, 2004