1. Direct determination of the atomic mass difference of Re187 and Os187 for neutrino physics and cosmochronology
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Nesterenko, D. A., Eliseev, S., Blaum, K., Block, M., Chenmarev, S., Doerr, A., Droese, C., Filianin, P. E., Goncharov, M., Ramirez, E. Minaya, Novikov, Yu. N., Schweikhard, L., and Simon, V. V.
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Nuclear Experiment ,Physics - Atomic Physics ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors - Abstract
For the first time a direct determination of the atomic mass difference of 187Re and 187Os has been performed with the Penning-trap mass spectrometer SHIPTRAP applying the novel phase-imaging ion-cyclotron-resonance technique. The obtained value of 2492(30stat)(15sys) eV is in excellent agreement with the Q values determined indirectly with microcalorimetry and thus resolves a long-standing discrepancy with older proportional counter measurements. This is essential for the determination of the neutrino mass from the beta-decay of 187Re as planned in future microcalorimetric measurements. In addition, an accurate mass difference of 187Re and 187Os is also important for the assessment of 187Re for cosmochronology., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures
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- 2016
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