Speaker
Description
Determining the exact methods of nucleosynthesis, in which elements are produced by a variety of astrophysical processes, remains a crucial and open question in nuclear science. Nuclear mass data is a key input for astrophysical models, which constrain nucleosynthesis reaction pathways, impacting the abundance distribution of produced isotopes. As such, accurate and precise mass data in exotic regions of the nuclear chart where these production methods occur are of critical importance for the field. With the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) now on-line, nuclei at and near the proton- and neutron- driplines are within reach for precision mass measurements with the Low Energy Beam and Ion Trap (LEBIT) facility. An overview will be given of recent experiments that have demonstrated our capability of measuring nuclei near the proton dripline, as well as isomers of nuclei. Additionally, ongoing projects which will extend the reach of the LEBIT facility in the new FRIB era will be presented.