The status of tests of the standard electroweak model and of searches for new physics in
allowed nuclear β decay and neutron decay is reviewed including both theoretical and …

Like few other parameters, the mass of an atom, and its inherent connection with the atomic
and nuclear binding energy is a fundamental property, a unique fingerprint of the atomic …

X-ray binaries are among the brightest extra-solar objects in the sky and are characterized
by dramatic variabilities in brightness on timescales ranging from milliseconds to months …

We present a description of the Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) ion trap built as part of
the TITAN facility. It consists of a gas-filled, segmented, linear Paul trap and is the first stage …

Penning-trap mass spectrometry in atomic and nuclear physics has become a well-
established and reliable tool for the determination of atomic masses. In combination with …

The double-β-decay Q values of Te 130, Te 128, and Te 120 have been determined from
parent-daughter mass differences measured with the Canadian Penning Trap mass …

Nuclear astrophysics is the study of how all naturally occurring elements formed and
evolved into our present universe via nuclear processes, beginning with the Big Bang and …

▪ Abstract Radioactive nuclei play an important role in a diverse range of astrophysical
phenomena including the early universe, the sun, red giant stars, nova explosions, X-ray …

The masses of the radioactive nuclei V 46 and its decay daughter Ti 46 have been
measured with the Canadian Penning Trap on-line Penning trap mass spectrometer to a …

The low-energy beam and ion trap facility, LEBIT, has been used to perform high-precision
Penning trap mass spectrometry using rare isotopes produced by fast-beam fragmentation …