Abstract
We report the first direct measurement of the nuclear electron-capture (EC) decay value of via high-precision Penning trap mass spectrometry (PTMS). This was performed using the LEBIT Penning trap located at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory/Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (NSCL/FRIB) using the newly commissioned Batch-Mode Ion-Source (BMIS) to deliver the unstable samples. With a measured value of keV, this result is three times more precise than any previous determination of this quantity. This improved precision and accuracy of the EC decay value is critical for ongoing experiments that measure the recoiling nucleus in this system as a signature to search for beyond the Standard Model (BSM) neutrino physics using -doped superconducting sensors. This experiment has extended LEBIT capabilities, using the first low-energy beam delivered by BMIS at FRIB for PTMS, as well as measuring the lightest-mass isotopes so far with LEBIT.
- Received 21 August 2023
- Accepted 22 January 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.109.L022501
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