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Shape transition and oblate-prolate coexistence in N=Z fpg-shell nuclei
Nuclear shape transition and oblate-prolate coexistence in nuclei are
investigated within the configuration space (, ,
, and ). We perform shell model calculations for Zn,
Ge, and Se and constrained Hartree-Fock (CHF) calculations for
Zn, Ge, Se, and Kr, employing an effective pairing
plus quadrupole residual interaction with monopole interactions. The shell
model calculations reproduce well the experimental energy levels of these
nuclei. From the analysis of potential energy surface in the CHF calculations,
we found shape transition from prolate to oblate deformation in these
nuclei and oblate-prolate coexistence at Se. The ground state of
Se has oblate shape, while the shape of Zn and Ge are
prolate. It is shown that the isovector matrix elements between and
orbits cause the oblate deformation for Se, and four-particle
four-hole () excitations are important for the oblate configuration.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Dependence of direct neutron capture on nuclear-structure models
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 Sn and 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.
Uncertainties In Direct Neutron Capture Calculations Due To Nuclear Structure Models
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
Exploring scholarly data with Rexplore.
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Superheavy nuclei in relativistic effective Lagrangian model
Isotopic and isotonic chains of superheavy nuclei are analyzed to search for
spherical double shell closures beyond Z=82 and N=126 within the new effective
field theory model of Furnstahl, Serot, and Tang for the relativistic nuclear
many-body problem. We take into account several indicators to identify the
occurrence of possible shell closures, such as two-nucleon separation energies,
two-nucleon shell gaps, average pairing gaps, and the shell correction energy.
The effective Lagrangian model predicts N=172 and Z=120 and N=258 and Z=120 as
spherical doubly magic superheavy nuclei, whereas N=184 and Z=114 show some
magic character depending on the parameter set. The magicity of a particular
neutron (proton) number in the analyzed mass region is found to depend on the
number of protons (neutrons) present in the nucleus.Comment: 26 pages, REVTeX, 10 ps figures; changed conten
Superheavy nuclei in relativistic effective Lagrangian model
Isotopic and isotonic chains of superheavy nuclei are analyzed to search for
spherical double shell closures beyond Z=82 and N=126 within the new effective
field theory model of Furnstahl, Serot, and Tang for the relativistic nuclear
many-body problem. We take into account several indicators to identify the
occurrence of possible shell closures, such as two-nucleon separation energies,
two-nucleon shell gaps, average pairing gaps, and the shell correction energy.
The effective Lagrangian model predicts N=172 and Z=120 and N=258 and Z=120 as
spherical doubly magic superheavy nuclei, whereas N=184 and Z=114 show some
magic character depending on the parameter set. The magicity of a particular
neutron (proton) number in the analyzed mass region is found to depend on the
number of protons (neutrons) present in the nucleus.Comment: 26 pages, REVTeX, 10 ps figures; changed conten
Further explorations of Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov mass formulas. II: Role of the effective mass
We have constructed four new complete mass tables, referred to as HFB-4 to
HFB-7, each one including all the 9200 nuclei lying between the two drip lines
over the range of Z and N>8 and Z<120. HFB-4 and HFB-5 have the isoscalar
effective mass M*_s$ constrained to the value 0.92 M, with the former having a
density-independent pairing, and the latter a density-dependent pairing. HFB-6
and HFB-7 are similar, except that M*_s is constrained to 0.8 M. The rms errors
of the mass-data fits are 0.680, 0.675, 0.686, and 0.676 MeV, respectively,
almost as good as for the HFB-2 mass formula, for which M*_s was unconstrained.
However, as usual, the single-particle spectra depend significantly on M*_s.
This decoupling of the mass fits from the fits to the single-particle spectra
has been achieved only by making the cutoff parameter of the delta-function
pairing force a free parameter. An improved treatment of the center-of-mass
correction was adopted, but although this makes a difference to individual
nuclei it does not reduce the overall rms error of the fit. The extrapolations
of all four new mass formulas out to the drip lines are essentially the same as
for the original HFB-2 mass formula.Comment: 12 pages revtex, 9 eps figures, accepted for publication in Phys.
Rev.
Calculations of Branching Ratios for Radiative-Capture, One-Proton, and Two-Neutron Channels in the Fusion Reaction Bi+Zn
We discuss the possibility of the non-one-neutron emission channels in the
cold fusion reaction Zn + Bi to produce the element Z=113. For
this purpose, we calculate the evaporation-residue cross sections of
one-proton, radiative-capture, and two-neutron emissions relative to the
one-neutron emission in the reaction Zn + Bi. To estimate the
upper bounds of those quantities, we vary model parameters in the calculations,
such as the level-density parameter and the height of the fission barrier. We
conclude that the highest possibility is for the 2n reaction channel, and its
upper bounds are 2.4 and at most less than 7.9% with unrealistic parameter
values, under the actual experimental conditions of [J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. {\bf
73} (2004) 2593].Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
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