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Multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph for short-lived radioactive ions

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RIKEN’s new RI-Beam Factory (RIBF) will provide unprecedented access to neutron-rich nuclei of importance to r-process nucleosynthesis. We are constructing an advanced multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph to perform precision mass measurements of these nuclei. We discuss the device and compare its performance to that of the well-known Penning trap mass spectrometer.

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  1. Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, 351-0198, Saitama, Japan

    P. Schury, T. Sonoda, A. Takamine, M. Wada & Y. Yamazaki

  2. Department of Physics, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda, 102-8554, Tokyo, Japan

    K. Okada

  3. Shimadzu Research Laboratory, Manchester, England, UK

    S. Shchepunov

  4. Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany

    H. Wollnik

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Schury, P., Okada, K., Shchepunov, S. et al. Multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph for short-lived radioactive ions. Eur. Phys. J. A 42, 343–349 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2009-10882-6

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