Wehavereportedthemassmeasurementsofneutron-deficientnuclides79Y,81;82Zr,83;84Nbinthisyear’sAnnualReport.However,fortheN=ZnuclidesclosetoA=80,theyieldismuchlowerandeveniftheycanbeproduced,thereisstillgreatdifficulttoidentifythembecauseoftheirquitesimilarmass-to-chargeratioandrevolutiontimes.However,theirmassareextremelyimportantforrapidprotoncaptureprocess,forexample,80Zrand84Moarewaitingpointsofrp-process.Theirmassescangreatlyeffectthereactionflowofprotoncaptureonthemandthentheabundanceoftheheaviernuclides.Inaddition,theseparationenergyof84Mo(determinedbythemassof80Zrand84Mo)hasastrongimpactonthe83Nb(p,α)reactionrateandplaysakeyroleintheformationofZr-NbFig.
