Astrophysical significance of the isomer $^{119m}$Ag demonstrated through direct mass measurement

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Main Authors: Rivero, F., Brodeur, M., Clark, J. A., Liu, B., Misch, G. W., Mumpower, M. R., Porter, W. S., Ray, D., Savard, G., Sprouse, T. M., Valverde, A. A., Burdette, D. P., Cannon, A., Gallant, A. T., Houff, A. M., Kolos, K., Kondev, F. G., Orford, R., Quick, C., Sharma, K. S., Varriano, L.
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author Rivero, F.
Brodeur, M.
Clark, J. A.
Liu, B.
Misch, G. W.
Mumpower, M. R.
Porter, W. S.
Ray, D.
Savard, G.
Sprouse, T. M.
Valverde, A. A.
Burdette, D. P.
Cannon, A.
Gallant, A. T.
Houff, A. M.
Kolos, K.
Kondev, F. G.
Orford, R.
Quick, C.
Sharma, K. S.
Varriano, L.
author_facet Rivero, F.
Brodeur, M.
Clark, J. A.
Liu, B.
Misch, G. W.
Mumpower, M. R.
Porter, W. S.
Ray, D.
Savard, G.
Sprouse, T. M.
Valverde, A. A.
Burdette, D. P.
Cannon, A.
Gallant, A. T.
Houff, A. M.
Kolos, K.
Kondev, F. G.
Orford, R.
Quick, C.
Sharma, K. S.
Varriano, L.
contents The abundance of elements heavier than iron produced via the astrophysical rapid-neutron capture process depends sensitively on the atomic mass of the involved nuclei as well as the behavior of a few special types of nuclear isomers called astromers. High-precision mass measurements of $^{119}$Cd, $^{119}$Ag and their respective isomeric states have been performed with the Phase Imaging-Ion Cyclotron Resonance (PI-ICR) method with a precision of $δm/m \approx 10^{-8}$ using the Canadian Penning Trap (CPT). The ground state mass excess, as well as the excitation energy, agrees with recent Penning Trap measurements from JYFLTRAP. Network calculations using these new measurements revealed that, contrary to previous expectations, $^{119m}$Ag behaves as an astromer which significantly affects the population of $^{119}$Ag.
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spellingShingle Astrophysical significance of the isomer $^{119m}$Ag demonstrated through direct mass measurement
Rivero, F.
Brodeur, M.
Clark, J. A.
Liu, B.
Misch, G. W.
Mumpower, M. R.
Porter, W. S.
Ray, D.
Savard, G.
Sprouse, T. M.
Valverde, A. A.
Burdette, D. P.
Cannon, A.
Gallant, A. T.
Houff, A. M.
Kolos, K.
Kondev, F. G.
Orford, R.
Quick, C.
Sharma, K. S.
Varriano, L.
Nuclear Experiment
The abundance of elements heavier than iron produced via the astrophysical rapid-neutron capture process depends sensitively on the atomic mass of the involved nuclei as well as the behavior of a few special types of nuclear isomers called astromers. High-precision mass measurements of $^{119}$Cd, $^{119}$Ag and their respective isomeric states have been performed with the Phase Imaging-Ion Cyclotron Resonance (PI-ICR) method with a precision of $δm/m \approx 10^{-8}$ using the Canadian Penning Trap (CPT). The ground state mass excess, as well as the excitation energy, agrees with recent Penning Trap measurements from JYFLTRAP. Network calculations using these new measurements revealed that, contrary to previous expectations, $^{119m}$Ag behaves as an astromer which significantly affects the population of $^{119}$Ag.
title Astrophysical significance of the isomer $^{119m}$Ag demonstrated through direct mass measurement
topic Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03944