Nuclear Masses in Astrophysics
Abstract
Among all nuclear ground-state properties, atomic masses are highly specific for each particular combination of N and Z and the data obtained apply to a variety of physics topics. One of the most crucial questions to be addressed in mass spectrometry of unstable radionuclides is the one of understanding the processes of element formation in the Universe. To this end, accurate atomic mass values of a large number of exotic nuclei participating in nucleosynthesis are among the key input data in large-scale reaction network calculations. In this paper, a review on the latest achievements in mass spectrometry for nuclear astrophysics is given.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0812.1675,
title = {Nuclear Masses in Astrophysics},
author = {Christine Weber and Klaus Blaum and Hendrik Schatz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.1675},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Proceedings of the 10th Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, NIC X - Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (10 pages, 4 figures)