[Isac-journal-club] Reminder: Journal Club Wed Dec 12 15:30

[Lars Martin]

Reminder!
Journal club is today at 15:30 in the theory room.

On 2018-12-05 3:01 p.m., Lars Martin wrote:
> Hi all,
> for next week's journal club I found a relatively straightforward paper about mass measurements:
> First Direct Measurements of Superheavy-Element Mass Numbers
> https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.222501
> 
> To understand the motivation this gives a good overview of how superheavy element A and Z are usually determined and and how far those determinations can be trusted:
> https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201613106002
> 
> Some questions to ponder:
> - How are SHE masses usually determined?
> - What are the jobs of BGS and FIONA in this?
> - How (well) does FIONA separate masses?
> - How do they ensure the alpha chain is real (one decay chain, not random coincidence)?
> - Are two events enough?
> 
> Cheers,
> Lars
> 
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> Dr. Lars Martin
> Detector Physicist - ALPHA-g
> TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada
> Phone: +1 604 222 1047 (local 6455)
> 
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Dr. Lars Martin
Detector Physicist - ALPHA-g
TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Phone: +1 604 222 1047
TRIUMF local: 6455