Nuclear Masses Measured to within a Hair's Precision
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 15:29
in Astronomy & Space
MSU researchers have made precise mass measurements of four such nuclei, 68-selenium, 70-selenium, 71-bromine and an excited state of 70-bromine. The results may make it easier to understand X-ray bursts, the most common stellar explosions in the galaxy.