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most citedFirst direct mass measurements of nuclides around with a Multireflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrograph

73 citations · 317 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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24 papers

nucl-ex2026

Evolution of high-spin states in neutron-rich Au isotopes approaching the shell closure

Y. Cho, Y. H. Kim, A. Navin +48

\textbf{Background: } The nuclear structure in the region southwest of the doubly magic Pb is important to benchmark theoretical models relevant for neutron-rich heavy elem…

nucl-ex2026

High-Precision Mass Measurements of Proton-Rich Rh, Pd, Cd isotopes in the vicinity of 100Sn and Impact on X-Ray Burst and Supernova Nucleosynthesis

D. S. Hou, W. D. Xian, M. Rosenbusch +55

Using the ZeroDegree multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph of the CRISMASS project at RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory, we performed high-precision mass measureme…

nucl-ex2025

New Ground State in La Removes Two-Neutron-Separation-Energy Anomaly in Lanthanum Isotopes

S. Kimura, M. Wada, H. Haba +9

Nuclear mass is a key indicator of how the nuclear shell structure evolves. The recent mass measurement study of neutron-rich lanthanum isotopes [A. Jaries, ., Phys. Rev. Le…

nucl-ex2025

Precision mass measurements around Mo rule out ZrNb cycle formation in the rapid proton-capture process at type I X-ray bursts

S. Kimura, M. Wada, C. Y. Fu +27

The rapid proton-capture (-) process is one of the primary, explosive thermonuclear burning processes that drive type I X-ray bursts. A possible termination of the -process…

nucl-ex2025★ 5 cited

Direct observation of and decay from a high-spin long-lived isomer in Ta

J. L. Chen, H. Watanabe, P. M. Walker +20

Ta (, ) is located in the neutron-rich region where a prolate-to-oblate shape transition via triaxial softness is predicted to take place. A pr…

physics.atom-ph2025

Anomalous nuclear effects on ion charge state distribution in helium gas

Sota Kimura, Michiharu Wada, Hiromitsu Haba +4

The influence of isotope differences on ion charge state yield ratios has never been studied in detail, having been considered negligible. However, we have observed anomalous ion c…

nucl-ex2024

Comprehensive mass measurement study of Cf fission fragments with MRTOF-MS and detailed study of masses of neutron-rich Ce isotopes

Sota Kimura, Michiharu Wada, Hiromitsu Haba +7

We report the mass measurements of neutron-rich isotopes produced via spontaneous fission of Cf using a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph. The mass of ${}…

physics.ins-det2023★ 2 cited

Particle Identification at VAMOS++ with Machine Learning Techniques

Y. Cho, Y. H. Kim, S. Choi +45

Multi-nucleon transfer reaction between 136Xe beam and 198Pt target was performed using the VAMOS++ spectrometer at GANIL to study the structure of n-rich nuclei around N=126. Unam…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

Design report of the KISS-II facility for exploring the origin of uranium

Takamichi Aoki, Yoshikazu Hirayama, Hironobu Ishiyama +14

One of the critical longstanding issues in nuclear physics is the origin of the heavy elements such as platinum and uranium. The r-process hypothesis is generally supported as the…

nucl-ex2022★ 28 cited

A new study of the and shell gap for Ti and V by the first high-precision MRTOF mass measurements at BigRIPS-SLOWRI

S. Iimura, M. Rosenbusch, A. Takamine +34

The atomic masses of Sc, Ti, and V have been determined using the high-precision multi-reflection time-of-flight technique. The radioisotopes have been p…

physics.ins-det2021

The new MRTOF mass spectrograph following the ZeroDegree spectrometer at RIKEN's RIBF facility

M. Rosenbusch, M. Wada, S. Chen +23

A newly assembled multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph (MRTOF-MS) at RIKEN's RIBF facility became operational for the first time in spring 2020; further modifications…

nucl-ex2021★ 11 cited

First direct observation of isomeric decay in neutron-rich odd-odd Ta

Y. X. Watanabe, P. M. Walker, Y. Hirayama +19

De-excitation rays associated with an isomeric state of Ta were investigated. The isomers were produced in multinucleon transfer reactions between a Xe beam and…

nucl-ex2021

Alpha-decay-correlated mass measurement of 206,207Ra using an -TOF detector equipped MRTOF-MS system

T. Niwase, M. Wada, P Schury +25

The atomic masses of the isotopes Ra have been measured via decay-correlated mass spectroscopy using a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph equipped with a…

physics.ins-det2020★ 2 cited

Reduction of contaminants originating from primary beam by improving the beam stoppers in GARIS-II

Sota Kimura, Daiya Kaji, Yuta Ito +4

Two independent beam stoppers have been developed for improving the beam separation of the gas-filled recoil ion separator GARIS-II. Performance evaluation of these supplemental be…

nucl-ex2020★ 12 cited

High precision mass measurements of the isomeric and ground states of V: improving constraints on the IMME parameters of the A=44, quintet

D. Puentes, G. Bollen, M. Brodeur +16

The Isobaric Multiplet Mass Equation (IMME) has been successful at predicting the masses of isobaric analogue states in the same multiplet, while its coefficients are known to foll…

physics.ins-det2019★ 2 cited

Accurately accounting for effects on times-of-flight caused by finite field-transition times during the ejection of ions from a storage trap: A study for TOF and MRTOF mass spectrometry

M. Rosenbusch, P. Schury, M. Wada +3

In applied forms of time-of-flight mass spectrometry utilizing ion storage devices prior to an analysis device, a non instantaneous electric ejection pulse applied in the region of…

physics.ins-det2019

An inexpensive biasing system for use in electrostatic steering of ions

P. Schury

We introduce a compact design for an electronic device capable of superposing 8 bias voltages up to 96~V on a voltage of up to 5~kV. Such a device has been implemented to prov…

physics.ins-det2019★ 6 cited

High-stability, high-voltage power supplies for use with multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrographs

P. Schury, M. Wada, H. Wollnik J-Y. Moon +2

Achieving the highest possible mass resolving power in a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer requires very high-stability power supplies. To this end, we have develop…

physics.ins-det2018★ 32 cited

Improving wide-band mass measurements in a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph by usage of a concomitant measurement scheme

P. Schury, Y. Ito, M. Rosenbusch +3

We introduce a new concomitant referencing mode for operating a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph (MRTOF-MS), wherein the reference and analyte ions are interleaved…

nucl-ex2017★ 73 cited

First direct mass measurements of nuclides around with a Multireflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrograph

Y. Ito, P. Schury, M. Wada +23

The masses of Es, Fm and the transfermium nuclei Md, and No, produced by hot- and cold-fusion reactions, in the vicinity of the deformed …

nucl-ex2016★ 30 cited

In-gas-cell laser spectroscopy for magnetic dipole moment of Pt toward 126

Y. Hirayama, M. Mukai, Y. X. Watanabe +10

Magnetic dipole moment and mean-square charge radius of Pt ( 5/2) have been evaluated for the first time from the investigation of the hyperfine splitting of the…

nucl-ex2015★ 56 cited

First Online Mass Measurements of Isobar Chains via Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrograph Coupled with GARIS-II

P. Schury, M. Wada, Y. Ito +16

Using a mulit-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph (MRTOF-MS) located after a gas cell coupled with the gas-filled recoil ion separator GARIS-II, the masses of several heavy…

physics.ins-det2013★ 32 cited

A novel ion cooling trap for multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph

Y. Ito, P. Schury, M. Wada +8

A radiofrequency quadrupole ion trap system for use with a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph (MRTOF) for short-lived nuclei has been developed. The trap system cons…

physics.ins-det2012★ 25 cited

Development of a resonant laser ionization gas cell for high-energy, short-lived nuclei

T. Sonoda, M. Wada, H. Tomita +21

A new laser ion source configuration based on resonant photoionization in a gas cell has been developed at RIBF RIKEN. This system is intended for the future PArasitic RI-beam prod…