04180nam 22007215 450 991037393220332120200704151059.03-030-30778-610.1007/978-3-030-30778-3(CKB)4100000009938040(MiAaPQ)EBC5983871(DE-He213)978-3-030-30778-3(PPN)251654567(EXLCZ)99410000000993804020191122d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPrecision Measurements to Test the Standard Model and for Explosive Nuclear Astrophysics /by Adrian A. Valverde1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2019.1 online resource (112 pages)Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053"Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2018"--Title page.3-030-30777-8 Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Half-life Measurement of 11C for Testing the Standard Model -- Chapter 3. The LEBIT Facility and Penning Traps -- Chapter 4. Mass Measurement of 56Cu for the Astrophysical rp Process -- Chapter 5. A Cooler-Buncher for the N = 126 Factory -- Chapter 6. Summary and Outlook.This thesis presents two significant results in the field of precision measurements in low-energy nuclear physics. Firstly, it presents a precise half-life determination of 11C, leading to the most precise ft-value for a beta decay transition between mirror nuclides, an important advance in the testing of the electroweak sector of the Standard Model. Secondly, it describes a high-precision mass measurement of 56Cu, a critical nucleus for determining the path of the astrophysical rapid-proton capture process, performed by the author using the LEBIT Penning trap at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. This new measurement resolves discrepancies in previously-reported calculated mass excesses. In addition, the thesis also presents the construction and testing of a radio-frequency quadrupole cooler and buncher that will be part of the future N = 126 factory at Argonne National Laboratory aimed at producing nuclei of interest for the astrophysical rapid-neutron capture process for the first time.Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Nuclear physicsHeavy ionsAstrophysicsMass spectrometryPhysical measurementsMeasurement   Nuclear chemistryNuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadronshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P23010Astrophysics and Astroparticleshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22022Mass Spectrometryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C11010Measurement Science and Instrumentationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P31040Nuclear Chemistryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C31000Nuclear physics.Heavy ions.Astrophysics.Mass spectrometry.Physical measurements.Measurement   .Nuclear chemistry.Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.Astrophysics and Astroparticles.Mass Spectrometry.Measurement Science and Instrumentation.Nuclear Chemistry.539.72Valverde Adrian Aauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1063032MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910373932203321Precision Measurements to Test the Standard Model and for Explosive Nuclear Astrophysics2529673UNINA