A white paper on keV sterile neutrino dark matter

R Adhikari, M Agostini, NA Ky, T Araki… - … of cosmology and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a comprehensive review of keV-scale sterile neutrino Dark Matter, collecting
views and insights from all disciplines involved—cosmology, astrophysics, nuclear, and …

The ion funnel: theory, implementations, and applications

RT Kelly, AV Tolmachev, JS Page… - Mass spectrometry …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The electrodynamic ion funnel has enabled the manipulation and focusing of ions in a
pressure regime (0.1–30 Torr) that has challenged traditional approaches, and provided the …

The electron capture in 163Ho experiment – ECHo

L Gastaldo, K Blaum, K Chrysalidis… - The European Physical …, 2017 - Springer
Neutrinos, and in particular their tiny but non-vanishing masses, can be considered one of
the doors towards physics beyond the Standard Model. Precision measurements of the …

Precision atomic physics techniques for nuclear physics with radioactive beams

K Blaum, J Dilling, W Nörtershäuser - Physica Scripta, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Atomic physics techniques for the determination of ground-state properties of radioactive
isotopes are very sensitive and provide accurate masses, binding energies, Q-values …

Phase-imaging ion-cyclotron-resonance measurements for short-lived nuclides

S Eliseev, K Blaum, M Block, C Droese, M Goncharov… - Physical Review Letters, 2013 - APS
A novel approach based on the projection of the Penning-trap ion motion onto a position-
sensitive detector opens the door to very accurate mass measurements on the ppb level …

Direct Measurement of the Mass Difference of and Solves the -Value Puzzle for the Neutrino Mass Determination

S Eliseev, K Blaum, M Block, S Chenmarev, H Dorrer… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
The atomic mass difference of Ho 163 and Dy 163 has been directly measured with the
Penning-trap mass spectrometer SHIPTRAP applying the novel phase-imaging ion …

A high-performance multiple-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer and isobar separator for the research with exotic nuclei

T Dickel, WR Plaß, A Becker, U Czok, H Geissel… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2015 - Elsevier
A novel multiple-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MR-TOF-MS) and isobar
separator for the research with exotic nuclides at low-energy rare isotope beam facilities has …

Direct mass measurements above uranium bridge the gap to the island of stability

M Block, D Ackermann, K Blaum, C Droese… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
The mass of an atom incorporates all its constituents and their interactions. The difference
between the mass of an atom and the sum of its building blocks (the binding energy) is a …

Neutrinoless double-electron capture

K Blaum, S Eliseev, FA Danevich, VI Tretyak… - Reviews of Modern …, 2020 - APS
Double-beta processes play a key role in the exploration of neutrino and weak interaction
properties, and in the searches for effects beyond the standard model. During the last half …

On-line separation of short-lived nuclei by a multi-reflection time-of-flight device

RN Wolf, D Beck, K Blaum, C Böhm… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2012 - Elsevier
A multi-reflection time-of-flight (MR-ToF) mass analyzer has been integrated into ISOLTRAP,
the precision mass spectrometer for on-line mass determinations of short-lived nuclides at …