Abstract
High-precision Penning-trap mass measurements of the nuclides , , , and were performed, reaching experimental uncertainties of 0.5–15 keV. The new and improved mass data together with theoretical Coulomb displacement energies were used as input for process network calculations. An increase in the effective lifetime of the waiting point nucleus was found, and more precise information was obtained on the luminosity during a type I x-ray burst along with the final elemental abundances after the burst.
- Received 10 October 2008
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.132501
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