3 papers
nucl-ex2026
Exploration for Astromers near Sn with the Canadian Penning Trap
A. A. Valverde, S. Cupp, A. Gross +26
Nuclear isomers can have significant impacts on astrophysical nucleosynthesis processes, with recent efforts demonstrating that the population of isomeric states with different hal…
nucl-ex2025
Astrophysical significance of the isomer Ag demonstrated through direct mass measurement
F. Rivero, M. Brodeur, J. A. Clark +18
The abundance of elements heavier than iron produced via the astrophysical rapid-neutron capture process depends sensitively on the atomic mass of the involved nuclei as well as th…
physics.ins-det2025
Novel Application of Neutrinos to Evaluate U.S. Nuclear Weapons Performance
J. R. Distel, E. C. Dunton, J. M. Durham +10
There is a growing realization that neutrinos can be used as a diagnostic tool to better understand the inner workings of a nuclear weapon. Robust estimates demonstrate that an Inv…