On the Numerical Solution of the Time-Dependent Schroedinger Equation

An algorithm for the numerical solution of the Schr\"odinger equation in the case of a time dependent potential is proposed. Our simple modification upgrades the well known method of Koonin while negligibly increasing the computing time. In the presented test the accuracy is enhanced by up to an order of magnitude.Comment: 4 pages, Revtex, Published in J. Comp. Physics 119, (1995) p. 206-20

Alpha-nucleus potential for alpha-decay and sub-barrier fusion

The set of parameters for alpha-nucleus potential is derived by using the data for both the alpha-decay half-lives and the fusion cross-sections around the barrier for reactions alpha+40Ca, alpha+59Co, alpha+208Pb. The alpha-decay half-lives are obtained in the framework of a cluster model using the WKB approximation. The evaluated alpha-decay half-lives and the fusion cross-sections agreed well with the data. Fusion reactions between alpha-particle and heavy nuclei can be used for both the formation of very heavy nuclei and spectroscopic studies of the formed compound nuclei.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure