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Main Authors: Lange, D., Atanasov, D., Au, M., Belley, A., Benhatchi, M., Blaum, K., Cakirli, R. B., Giesel, P. F., Herlert, A., Holt, J. D., Hu, B. S., Jaries, A., Klink, C., Litvinov, Yu. A., Lunney, D., Manea, V., Mehlhorn, F., Miyagi, T., Mougeot, M., Naimi, S., Nies, L., Schlaich, M., Schweiger, Ch., Schweikhard, L., Shickele, T., Todd, A., Wojtaczka, W.
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18287
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author Lange, D.
Atanasov, D.
Au, M.
Belley, A.
Benhatchi, M.
Blaum, K.
Cakirli, R. B.
Giesel, P. F.
Herlert, A.
Holt, J. D.
Hu, B. S.
Jaries, A.
Klink, C.
Litvinov, Yu. A.
Lunney, D.
Manea, V.
Mehlhorn, F.
Miyagi, T.
Mougeot, M.
Naimi, S.
Nies, L.
Schlaich, M.
Schweiger, Ch.
Schweikhard, L.
Shickele, T.
Todd, A.
Wojtaczka, W.
author_facet Lange, D.
Atanasov, D.
Au, M.
Belley, A.
Benhatchi, M.
Blaum, K.
Cakirli, R. B.
Giesel, P. F.
Herlert, A.
Holt, J. D.
Hu, B. S.
Jaries, A.
Klink, C.
Litvinov, Yu. A.
Lunney, D.
Manea, V.
Mehlhorn, F.
Miyagi, T.
Mougeot, M.
Naimi, S.
Nies, L.
Schlaich, M.
Schweiger, Ch.
Schweikhard, L.
Shickele, T.
Todd, A.
Wojtaczka, W.
contents We present the first determination of the $N = 50$ empirical shell gap at $Z = 48$ by precise mass measurements of the neutron-deficient cadmium isotopes $^{96-98}$Cd with the ISOLTRAP mass spectrometer at ISOLDE-CERN, including the first precise determination of the excitation energy of the $25/2^+$ isomer in $^{97}$Cd. Through the systematics of Coulomb Displacement Energies, we further deduce the empirical shell gap in the higher-$Z$ isotopic chains, tightly constraining the $^{100}$Sn mass-surface region. The new experimental data suggest an enhancement of the gap towards $^{100}$Sn, which is discussed in comparison to state-of-the-art calculations using energy-density functional and new ab initio approaches.
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spellingShingle Constraining the trend of the $N = 50$ shell gap towards $^{100}$Sn with the masses of $^{96-98}$Cd
Lange, D.
Atanasov, D.
Au, M.
Belley, A.
Benhatchi, M.
Blaum, K.
Cakirli, R. B.
Giesel, P. F.
Herlert, A.
Holt, J. D.
Hu, B. S.
Jaries, A.
Klink, C.
Litvinov, Yu. A.
Lunney, D.
Manea, V.
Mehlhorn, F.
Miyagi, T.
Mougeot, M.
Naimi, S.
Nies, L.
Schlaich, M.
Schweiger, Ch.
Schweikhard, L.
Shickele, T.
Todd, A.
Wojtaczka, W.
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
We present the first determination of the $N = 50$ empirical shell gap at $Z = 48$ by precise mass measurements of the neutron-deficient cadmium isotopes $^{96-98}$Cd with the ISOLTRAP mass spectrometer at ISOLDE-CERN, including the first precise determination of the excitation energy of the $25/2^+$ isomer in $^{97}$Cd. Through the systematics of Coulomb Displacement Energies, we further deduce the empirical shell gap in the higher-$Z$ isotopic chains, tightly constraining the $^{100}$Sn mass-surface region. The new experimental data suggest an enhancement of the gap towards $^{100}$Sn, which is discussed in comparison to state-of-the-art calculations using energy-density functional and new ab initio approaches.
title Constraining the trend of the $N = 50$ shell gap towards $^{100}$Sn with the masses of $^{96-98}$Cd
topic Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18287