Isomeric excitation energy for ${}^{99}$In${}^m$ from mass spectrometry reveals constant trend next to doubly magic ${}^{100}$Sn

Abstract

The excitation energy of the 1/2${}^{-}$ isomer in ${}^{99}$In at $N=50$ is measured to be 671(37) keV and the mass uncertainty of the 9/2${}^{+}$ ground state is significantly reduced using the ISOLTRAP mass spectrometer at ISOLDE/CERN. The measurements exploit a major improvement in the resolution of the multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The results reveal an intriguing constancy of the $1/2^{-}$ isomer excitation energies in neutron-deficient indium that persists down to the $N=50$ shell closure, even when all neutrons are removed from the valence shell. This trend is used to test large-scale shell model, \textit{ab initio}, and density functional theory calculations. The models have difficulties describing both the isomer excitation energies and ground-state electromagnetic moments along the indium chain.

13 pages, 4 figures

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