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Trajectory analysis for fusion path in superheavy-mass region
We propose an effective method for the precise investigation of the
fusion-fission mechanism in the superheavy-mass region, using the
fluctuation-dissipation model. The trajectory calculation with friction is
performed in the nuclear deformation space using the Langevin equation. In the
reaction Ca+Pu, the trajectories are classified into the
fusion-fission process, the quasi-fission process and the deep quasi-fission
process. By analyzing the time evolution of each trajectory, the mechanism of
each process is clearly revealed, i.e., it is explained why a trajectory takes
a characteristic path in this model. We discuss, in particular, the condition
under which the fusion path is followed, which is crucial in the discussion of
the possibility of synthesizing superheavy elements.Comment: 25 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in Nuclear Physics
Microscopic Description of Super Heavy Nuclei
The results of extensive microscopic Relativistic Mean Field (RMF)
calculations for the nuclei appearing in the alpha - decay chains of recently
discovered superheavy elements with Z = 109 to 118 are presented and discussed.
The calculated ground state properties like total binding energies, Q values,
deformations, radii and densities closely agree with the corresponding
experimental data, where available. The double folding (t-rho-rho)
approximation is used to calculate the interaction potential between the
daughter and the alpha, using RMF densities along with the density dependent
nucleon - nucleon interaction (M3Y). This in turn, is employed within the WKB
approximation to estimate the half lives without any additional parameter for
alpha - decay. The half lives are highly sensitive to the Q values used and
qualitatively agree with the corresponding experimental values. The use of
experimental Q values in the WKB approximation improves the agreement with the
experiment, indicating that the resulting interaction potential is reliable and
can be used with confidence as the real part of the optical potential in other
scattering and reaction processes.Comment: Accepted for publication in Annals of Physics (NY
Nuclear Half-Lives for Alpha Radioactivity of Elements with 100 Z 130
Theoretical estimates for the half lives of about 1700 isotopes of heavy
elements with Z from 100 to 130 are tabulated using theoretical Q-values. The
quantum mechanical tunneling probabilities are calculated within a WKB
framework using microscopic nuclear potentials. The microscopic nucleus-nucleus
potentials are obtained by folding the densities of interacting nuclei with a
density dependent M3Y (DDM3Y) effective nucleon-nucleon interaction. The
alpha-decay half lives calculated in this formalism using the experimental
Q-values were found to be in good agreement over a wide range of experimental
data spanning about twenty orders of magnitude. The theoretical Q-values used
for the present calculations are extracted from three different mass estimates
viz. Myers-Swiatecki [MS], Muntian-Hofmann-Patyk-Sobiczewski [M] and
Koura-Tachibana-Uno-Yamada [KUTY].Comment: 57 pages, 2 tables, 1 figur
Shell stabilization of super- and hyperheavy nuclei without magic gaps
Quantum stabilization of superheavy elements is quantified in terms of the
shell-correction energy. We compute the shell correction using self-consistent
nuclear models: the non-relativistic Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approach and the
relativistic mean-field model, for a number of parametrizations. All the forces
applied predict a broad valley of shell stabilization around Z=120 and
N=172-184. We also predict two broad regions of shell stabilization in
hyperheavy elements with N approx 258 and N approx 308. Due to the large
single-particle level density, shell corrections in the superheavy elements
differ markedly from those in lighter nuclei. With increasing proton and
neutron numbers, the regions of nuclei stabilized by shell effects become
poorly localized in particle number, and the familiar pattern of shells
separated by magic gaps is basically gone.Comment: 6 pages REVTEX, 4 eps figures, submitted to Phys. Lett.
Influence of entrance channels on formation of superheavy nuclei in massive fusion reactions
Within the framework of the dinuclear system (DNS) model, the production
cross sections of superheavy nuclei Hs (Z=108) and Z=112 combined with
different reaction systems are analyzed systematically. It is found that the
mass asymmetries and the reaction Q values of the combinations play a very
important role on the formation cross sections of the evaporation residues.
Both methods by solving the master equations along the mass asymmetry degree of
freedom (1D) and along the proton and the neutron degrees of freedom (2D) are
compared each other and with the available experimental results.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Search for the Production of Element 112 in the 48Ca + 238U Reaction
We have searched for the production of element 112 in the reaction of 231 MeV
48Ca with 238U. We have not observed any events with a "one event" upper limit
cross section of 1.6 pb for EVR-fission events and 1.8 pb for EVR-alpha events.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Erratum to "Azimuthal asymmetry in electro-production of neutral pions in semi-inclusive DIS" published in Phys. Lett. B522 (2001) 37
We correct our analysis of the HERMES experiment for the azimuthal
sin(phi)-spin asymmetry in semi-inclusive hadroproduction in DIS on
longitudinally (with respect to the lepton momentum) polarized target because
of discovered misprint in sign in the paper P.J.Mulders and R.D.Tangerman,
Nucl. Phys. B 461 (1996) 197.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figures. Sign of sin(2phi)-asymmetry correcte
Kierkegaard, the Lost Evangelical
In this article, we will argue that the thinker, Søren Kierkegaard, should be associated with Evangelicalism. We will first define Evangelicalism through its distinctives, arguing that it has four distinctives: (1) Its emphasis on a Christian’s “rebirth” being the central moment in their spiritual life, (2) an epistemological emphasis on the Bible, (3) an outspoken presence in the public square, and (4) evangelism. After doing so, we will demonstrate that Kierkegaard exhibits all four of these distinctives. We will do so by utilizing a biographical reading of his works. Central to which is an understanding of Easter 1848 as a key moment in Kierkegaard’s life, where he has a spiritual awakening or conversion
Production of heavy and superheavy nuclei in massive fusion reactions
Within the framework of a dinuclear system (DNS) model, the
evaporation-residue excitation functions and the quasi-fission mass yields in
the Ca induced fusion reactions are investigated systematically and
compared with available experimental data. Maximal production cross sections of
superheavy nuclei based on stable actinide targets are obtained. Isotopic
trends in the production of the superheavy elements Z=110, 112-118 based on the
actinide isotopic targets are analyzed systematically. Optimal evaporation
channels and combinations as well as the corresponding excitation energies are
proposed. The possible factors that influencing the isotopic dependence of the
production cross sections are analyzed. The formation of the superheavy nuclei
based on the isotopes U with different projectiles are also investigated and
calculated.Comment: 26 pages, 15 figure
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