Tu XL, Xu HS, Wang M, Zhang YH, Litvinov YA, Sun Y, Schatz H, Zhou XH, Yuan YJ, Xia JW, Audi G, Blaum K, Du CM, Geng P, Hu ZG, Huang WX, Jin SL, Liu LX, Liu Y, Ma X, Mao RS, Mei B, Shuai P, Sun ZY, Suzuki H, Tang SW, Wang JS, Wang ST, Xiao GQ, Xu X, Yamaguchi T, Yamaguchi Y, Yan XL, Yang JC, Ye RP, Zang YD, Zhao HW, Zhao TC, Zhang XY, Zhan WL. Direct mass measurements of short-lived A=2Z-1 nuclides (63)Ge, (65)As, (67)Se, and (71)Kr and their impact on nucleosynthesis in the rp process.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011;
106:112501. [PMID:
21469858 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.106.112501]
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Abstract
Mass excesses of short-lived A=2Z-1 nuclei (63)Ge, (65)As, (67)Se, and (71)Kr have been directly measured to be -46,921(37), -46,937(85), -46,580(67), and -46,320(141) keV, respectively. The deduced proton separation energy of -90(85) keV for (65)As shows that this nucleus is only slightly proton unbound. X-ray burst model calculations with the new mass excess of (65)As suggest that the majority of the reaction flow passes through (64)Ge via proton capture, indicating that (64)Ge is not a significant rp-process waiting point.
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