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High-accuracy Penning trap mass measurements with stored and cooled exotic ions

Sz. NagyKlaus BlaumG. Werth

subject

Nuclear physicsPhysicsFOS: Physical sciencesNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)Condensed Matter PhysicsMass spectrometryPenning trapNuclear ExperimentAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsIon

description

The technique of Penning trap mass spectrometry is briefly reviewed particularly in view of precision experiments on unstable nuclei, performed at different facilities worldwide. Selected examples of recent results emphasize the importance of high-precision mass measurements in various fields of physics.

https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/42/15/154015