Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Experiment
Scientific paper
2012-04-09
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Experiment
5 pages, 3 figures, submitted to PRL
Scientific paper
We present precision Penning-trap mass measurements of neutron-rich calcium and potassium isotopes in the vicinity of neutron number N=32. Using the TITAN system the mass of $^{51}$K was measured for the first time, and the precision of the $^{51,52}$Ca mass values were improved significantly. The new mass values show a dramatic increase of the binding energy compared to those reported in the atomic mass evaluation. In particular, $^{52}$Ca is more bound by 1.74 MeV, and the behavior with neutron number deviates substantially from the tabulated values. An increased binding was predicted recently based on calculations that include three-nucleon (3N) forces. We present a comparison to improved calculations, which agree remarkably with the evolution of masses with neutron number, making neutron-rich calcium isotopes an exciting region to probe 3N forces at neutron-rich extremes.
Andreoiu C.
Bale J. C.
Brunner T.
Chaudhuri Anya
Chowdhury U.
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