Title Precision Measurements to Test the Standard Model and for Explosive Nuclear Astrophysics Author(s) Valverde, Adrian A Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. Description XV, 102 p. 51 illus., 45 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note 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 ISBN,Price 9783030307783 Keyword(s) 1. ASTROPHYSICS 2. Astrophysics and Astroparticles 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. Heavy ions 6. Mass spectrometry 7. Measurement Science and Instrumentation 8. Measurement?????? 9. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY 10. NUCLEAR PHYSICS 11. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons 12. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08990     On Shelf