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Ion Trap SHIPTRAP Assists Neutrino Research
With help of the ion trap Shiptrap, scientists at the GSI have measured with the highest degree of precision the difference in mass of certain atomic nuclei, which may be candidates for a very rare form of radioactive decay process. Using this method, they were able to determine the isotope Gadolinium-152 as the so far best suited atomic nucleus to gain new insights regarding neutrinos through its decay in other future experiments.
The approach to obtain information on the mass of neutrinos through the decay of Gadolinium-152 complements other experiments conducted within the Helmholtz Association, such as Katrin at the KIT in Karlsruhe.
Link zur wissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichung in 'Physical Review Letters':
www.helmholtz.de/gsi-physical-review-letters
