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    Relativistic mean field study of the properties of Z=117 nucleus and the decay chains of 293,294^{293,294}117 isotopes

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    We have calculated the binding energy, root-mean-square radius and quadrupole deformation parameter for the recently synthesized superheavy element Z=117, using the axially deformed relativistic mean field (RMF) model. The calculation is extended to various isotopes of Z=117 element, strarting from A=286 till A=310. We predict almost spherical structures in the ground state for almost all the isotopes. A shape transition appears at about A=292 from prolate to a oblate shape structures of Z=117 nucleus in our mean field approach. The most stable isotope (largest binding energy per nucleon) is found to be the 288^{288}117 nucleus. Also, the Q-value of α\alpha-decay QαQ_\alpha and the half-lives TαT_{\alpha} are calculated for the α\alpha-decay chains of 293^{293}117 and 294^{294}117, supporting the magic numbers at N=172 and/ or 184.Comment: 6 Pages and 8 Figure

    Uncertainties In Direct Neutron Capture Calculations Due To Nuclear Structure Models

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    The prediction of cross sections for nuclei far off stability is crucial in the field of nuclear astrophysics. For spherical nuclei close to the dripline the statistical model (Hauser-Feshbach) approach is not applicable and direct contributions may dominate the cross sections. For neutron-rich, even-even Sn targets, we compare the resulting neutron capture cross sections when consistently taking the input for the direct capture calculations from three different microscopic models. The results underline the sensitivity of cross sections calculated in the direct model to nuclear structure models which can lead to high uncertainties when lacking experimental information.Comment: 4 pages, using espcrc1.sty, Proc. Intl. Conf. "Nuclei in the Cosmos IV", Univ. Notre Dame 1996, Nucl. Phys. A, in press. A postscript version can also be obtained from http://quasar.physik.unibas.ch/research.htm

    Dependence of direct neutron capture on nuclear-structure models

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    The prediction of cross sections for nuclei far off stability is crucial in the field of nuclear astrophysics. We calculate direct neutron capture on the even-even isotopes 124−145^{124-145}Sn and 208−238^{208-238}Pb with energy levels, masses, and nuclear density distributions taken from different nuclear-structure models. The utilized structure models are a Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov model, a relativistic mean field theory, and a macroscopic-microscopic model based on the finite-range droplet model and a folded-Yukawa single-particle potential. Due to the differences in the resulting neutron separation and level energies, the investigated models yield capture cross sections sometimes differing by orders of magnitude. This may also lead to differences in the predicted astrophysical r-process paths. Astrophysical implications are discussed.Comment: 25 pages including 12 figures, RevTeX, to appear in Phys. Rev.

    Direct Neutron Capture for Magic-Shell Nuclei

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    In neutron capture for magic--shell nuclei the direct reaction mechanism can be important and may even dominate. As an example we investigated the reaction 48^{48}Ca(n,Îł)49\gamma)^{49}Ca for projectile energies below 250\,keV in a direct capture model using the folding procedure for optical and bound state potentials. The obtained theoretical cross sections are in agreement with the experimental data showing the dominance of the direct reaction mechanism in this case. The above method was also used to calculate the cross section for 50^{50}Ca(n,Îł)51\gamma)^{51}Ca.Comment: REVTeX, 7 pages plus 3 uuencoded figures, the complete uuencoded postscript file is available at ftp://is1.kph.tuwien.ac.at/pub/ohu/calcium.u

    A K=3 two-quasiparticle isomer in 98^{98}Sr

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    The decay of on-line mass-separated 98 Rb to 98 Sr is studied by γ spectroscopy. The revised decay scheme adds further evidence of the coexistence of very different shapes in 98 Sr . A set of levels is proposed to originate from particle-hole pair excitations across the Z = 40 spherical gap in analogy with 96 Sr . A deformed K = 3 band with probable even parity is built on a 7.1-ns isomer at 1838 keV. It is interpreted as a two-quasineutron excitation in accordance with a quantum Monte Carlo pairing calculation based on a deformed shell model. Configurations of the calculated lowest-lying two-quasiparticle levels confirm the importance of the [404]9/2 neutron orbital at the largest deformations in the neutron-rich A ≃ 100 region

    First decay study of the very neutron-rich isotope Br-93

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    The decay of the mass-separated, very neutron-rich isotope Br-93 has been studied by gamma-spectroscopy. A level scheme of its daughter Kr-93 has been constructed. Level energies, gamma-ray branching ratios and multipolarities suggest spins and parities which are in accord with a smooth systematics of the N=57 isotones for Z less-equal 40, suggesting the N=56 shell closure still to be effective in Kr isotopes. So far, there is no indication of a progressive onset of deformation in neutron-rich Kr isotopes.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures, Phys. Rev. C, in prin

    Nucleosynthesis in the Early Galaxy

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    Recent observations of r-process-enriched metal-poor star abundances reveal a non-uniform abundance pattern for elements Z≀47Z\leq47. Based on non-correlation trends between elemental abundances as a function of Eu-richness in a large sample of metal-poor stars, it is shown that the mixing of a consistent and robust light element primary process (LEPP) and the r-process pattern found in r-II metal-poor stars explains such apparent non-uniformity. Furthermore, we derive the abundance pattern of the LEPP from observation and show that it is consistent with a missing component in the solar abundances when using a recent s-process model. As the astrophysical site of the LEPP is not known, we explore the possibility of a neutron capture process within a site-independent approach. It is suggested that scenarios with neutron densities nn≀1013n_{n}\leq10^{13} cm−3cm^{-3} or in the range nn≄1024n_{n}\geq10^{24} cm−3cm^{-3} best explain the observations.Comment: 28 pages, 7 Postscript figures. To be published in The Astrophysical Journa

    Beta-decay half-lives and beta-delayed neutron emission probabilities of nuclei in the region below A=110, relevant for the r-process

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    Measurements of the beta-decay properties of r-process nuclei below A=110 have been completed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, at Michigan State University. Beta-decay half-lives for Y-105, Zr-106,107 and Mo-111, along with beta-delayed neutron emission probabilities of Y-104, Mo-109,110 and upper limits for Y-105, Zr-103,104,105,106,107 and Mo-108,111 have been measured for the first time. Studies on the basis of the quasi-random phase approximation are used to analyze the ground-state deformation of these nuclei.Comment: 21 pages, 10 figures, article accepted for publication in Physical Review

    Reaction rate for two--neutron capture by 4^4He

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    Recent investigations suggest that the neutrino--heated hot bubble between the nascent neutron star and the overlying stellar mantle of a type--II supernova may be the site of the r--process. In the preceding α\alpha--process building up the elements to A≈100A \approx 100, the 4^4He(2n,Îł\gamma)6^6He-- and 6^6He(α\alpha,n)9^9Be--reactions bridging the instability gap at A=5A=5 and A=8A=8 could be of relevance. We suggest a mechanism for 4^4He(2n,Îł\gamma)6^6He and calculate the reaction rate within the α\alpha+n+n approach. The value obtained is about a factor 1.6 smaller than the one obtained recently in the simpler direct--capture model, but is at least three order of magnitude enhanced compared to the previously adopted value. Our calculation confirms the result of the direct--capture calculation that under representative conditions in the α\alpha--process the reaction path proceeding through 6^6He is negligible compared to 4^4He(α\alphan,Îł\gamma)9^9Be.Comment: 13 pages, 4 postscript figures, to appear in "Zeitschrift f. Physik A", changed internet address and filename, the uuencoded postscript file including the figures is available at ftp://is1.kph.tuwien.ac.at/pub/ohu/twoneutron.u
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