Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122797
Deepak Pachattu
{"title":"A model-independent irreducible tensor formalism to analyse the sequential decays of the triple strange process p¯p→Ω¯+Ω−→K+Λ¯K−Λ→K+p¯π+K−pπ−","authors":"Deepak Pachattu","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122797","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A model-independent irreducible tensor formalism is developed to analyse <span><math><mover><mrow><mi>Ω</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mi>Ω</mi></math></span> production in <span><math><mover><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mi>p</mi></math></span> collisions and its subsequent decay via the triple-strange decay process, <span><math><msup><mrow><mover><mrow><mi>Ω</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>Ω</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup><mo>→</mo><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><mover><mrow><mi>Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup><mi>Λ</mi><mo>→</mo><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><mover><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><msup><mrow><mi>π</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup><mi>p</mi><msup><mrow><mi>π</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup></math></span>. These processes are relevant for the upcoming experiments at PANDA. We not only provide expressions for the density matrix of the <span><math><mi>Ω</mi><mover><mrow><mi>Ω</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover></math></span> system but also for the products at each stage of the decay. The Fano statistical tensors so obtained not only completely characterize the relevant final systems but also provide expressions for joint angular distributions. Finally, we show which of the Fano statistical tensors characterizing the <span><math><mover><mrow><mi>Ω</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mi>Ω</mi></math></span> system can be inferred from the Fano statistical tensors characterizing the final <span><math><mover><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mi>p</mi></math></span> system, wherein we also obtain the relation between the production cross sections for <span><math><mi>Ω</mi><mover><mrow><mi>Ω</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover></math></span> and the final <span><math><mi>p</mi><mover><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover></math></span> system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1042 ","pages":"Article 122797"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138355977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122796
Soumen Podder , Suman Pal , Debashree Sen , Gargi Chaudhuri
{"title":"Constraints on density dependent MIT bag model parameters for quark and hybrid stars","authors":"Soumen Podder , Suman Pal , Debashree Sen , Gargi Chaudhuri","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122796","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>We compute the equation of state (EoS) of strange quark stars (SQSs) with the MIT Bag model using density dependent bag pressure, characterized by a Gaussian distribution function. The bag pressure's density dependence is controlled by three key parameters namely the asymptotic value (</span><span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>s</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>), <span><math><mi>Δ</mi><mi>B</mi><mo>(</mo><mo>=</mo><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msub><mo>−</mo><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>s</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span>, and <em>β</em>. We explore various parameter combinations (<span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>a</mi><mi>s</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>, Δ<em>B</em>, <em>β</em>) that adhere to the Bodmer-Witten conjecture, a criterion for the stability of SQSs. Our primary aim is to analyze the effects of these parameter variations on the structural properties of SQSs. However we find that none of the combinations can satisfy the NICER data for PSR J0030+0451 and the constraint on tidal deformability from GW170817. So it can be emphasized that this model cannot describe reasonable SQS configurations. We also extend our work to calculate structural properties of hybrid stars (HSs). With the density dependent bag model (DDBM), these astrophysical constraints are fulfilled by the HSs configurations within a very restricted range of the three parameters. The present work is the first to constrain the parameters of DDBM for both SQS and HSs using the recent astrophysical constraints on tidal deformability from GW170817 and that on mass-radius relationship from NICER data.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1042 ","pages":"Article 122796"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138412808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-13DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122789
Hajara K. , M.M. Musthafa , N. Madhavan , S. Nath , Jagadish Gehlot , Gonika , C.V. Midhun , Shaima Akbar , Fathima Shirin Shana , A. Parihari , Rohan Biswas , Amninder Kaur
{"title":"Entrance channel dependence of quasi fission in reactions leading to 206Po compound nucleus","authors":"Hajara K. , M.M. Musthafa , N. Madhavan , S. Nath , Jagadish Gehlot , Gonika , C.V. Midhun , Shaima Akbar , Fathima Shirin Shana , A. Parihari , Rohan Biswas , Amninder Kaur","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122789","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122789","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The evaporation residue (ER) cross sections for the reaction <span><math><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi>F</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><none></none><mrow><mn>19</mn></mrow></mmultiscripts><msup><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow><mrow><mn>187</mn></mrow></msup><mi>R</mi><mi>e</mi><msup><mrow><mo>→</mo></mrow><mrow><mn>206</mn></mrow></msup><mi>P</mi><msup><mrow><mi>o</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>⁎</mo></mrow></msup></math></span> are measured, in the excitation energy range of 86.1 to 118.4 MeV. The measured cross sections are compared with that of <sup>30</sup>Si + <sup>176</sup><span>Yb reaction populating the same compound nucleus. Theoretical calculations are performed using the coupled - channels calculations for the capture cross sections and statistical model calculations for the ER cross sections. The dependence of quasi fission on entrance channel parameters such as charge product (Z</span><sub>1</sub>Z<sub>2</sub>), mass asymmetry (<em>α</em>), target deformation (<span><math><msub><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>) and effective fissility (<span><math><msub><mrow><mi>χ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>e</mi><mi>f</mi><mi>f</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>) are studied.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1042 ","pages":"Article 122789"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135714512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122793
F. Torabi , E.F. Aguilera , B.V. Carlson
{"title":"Threshold anomalies in 9Be + 12C","authors":"F. Torabi , E.F. Aguilera , B.V. Carlson","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122793","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The extended optical model is used to simultaneously analyze the elastic scattering and fusion data for the weakly-bound system of <sup>9</sup>Be + <sup>12</sup>C in the low-energy region. Dynamic polarization potentials <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>U</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>F</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>, <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>U</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>D</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>, associated with fusion and direct couplings, respectively, are introduced. Corresponding fitting parameters leading to dispersive potentials are found, which provide good simultaneous descriptions of elastic and fusion data. The energy-dependent behavior of the polarization potentials establishes a striking difference with respect to that observed for weakly bound projectiles, including <sup>9</sup>Be, on medium- and heavy-mass targets. Contrary to similar analyses made on weakly-bound systems, the real part of <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>U</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>D</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> is found to be attractive in the present case. The observed behavior is discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1041 ","pages":"Article 122793"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375947423001963/pdfft?md5=06dde4fc0800f53aede95170fa006c88&pid=1-s2.0-S0375947423001963-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134832580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122794
Y.G. Yao , X.Y. Wu , H. Mei
{"title":"Electromagnetic properties of Λ hypernuclei with a beyond relativistic mean-field approach","authors":"Y.G. Yao , X.Y. Wu , H. Mei","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122794","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122794","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>We present a microscopic study of electromagnetic properties of the low-lying states of single-Λ </span>hypernucleus </span><span><math><msubsup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>9</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span><span>Be using a quantum-number projected generator coordinate method (HyperGCM) based on covariant density functional theory<span>. All the configurations are restricted to have axial symmetry, with the Λ hyperon in the lowest-energy state. The results are compared to the predictions of a simple particle-rotor model (PRM), for which analytic expressions are available. We show that the electromagnetic properties of </span></span><span><math><msubsup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>9</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span>Be from the HyperGCM calculation are close to those by the PRM. In particular, it is found that the magnetic moments and <em>M</em>1 transition strengths are less sensitive to the coupling strengths of the Λ<em>N</em><span> interaction than the electric quadrupole transition strengths. The latter may provide additional constraints on the Λ</span><em>N</em> interaction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1042 ","pages":"Article 122794"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135614895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122795
Mira Varma, Oliver K. Baker
{"title":"Quantum entanglement in top quark pair production","authors":"Mira Varma, Oliver K. Baker","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122795","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122795","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Top quarks, the most massive particles in the standard model<span>, attract considerable attention since they decay before hadronizing. This presents physicists with a unique opportunity to directly investigate their properties. In this letter, we expand upon the work of G. Iskander, J. Pan, M. Tyler, C. Weber and O. K. Baker to demonstrate that even with the most massive fundamental particle, we see the same manifestation of entanglement observed in both electroweak and electromagnetic interactions<span>. We propose that the thermal component resulting from protons colliding into two top quarks emerges from entanglement within the two-proton wave function. The presence of entanglement implies the coexistence of both thermal and hard scattering components in the transverse momentum distribution. We use published ATLAS and CMS results to show that the data exhibits the expected behavior.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1042 ","pages":"Article 122795"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135615635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122792
E.Ya. Paryev
{"title":"Probing the hidden-bottom pentaquark resonances in photonuclear bottomonium production near threshold: Differential observables","authors":"E.Ya. Paryev","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122792","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122792","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We study the near-threshold <span><math><mi>ϒ</mi><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mi>S</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span><span> meson photoproduction from protons and nuclei by considering incoherent direct non-resonant (</span><span><math><mi>γ</mi><mi>p</mi><mo>→</mo><mi>ϒ</mi><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mi>S</mi><mo>)</mo><mi>p</mi></math></span>, <span><math><mi>γ</mi><mi>n</mi><mo>→</mo><mi>ϒ</mi><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mi>S</mi><mo>)</mo><mi>n</mi></math></span>) and two-step resonant (<span><math><mi>γ</mi><mi>p</mi><mo>→</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi><mi>i</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msubsup><mo>→</mo><mi>ϒ</mi><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mi>S</mi><mo>)</mo><mi>p</mi></math></span>, <span><math><mi>γ</mi><mi>n</mi><mo>→</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi><mi>i</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>→</mo><mi>ϒ</mi><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mi>S</mi><mo>)</mo><mi>n</mi></math></span>, <span><math><mi>i</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></math></span>, 2, 3; <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi><mn>1</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>=</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>(</mo><mn>11080</mn><mo>)</mo></math></span>, <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>=</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>(</mo><mn>11125</mn><mo>)</mo></math></span>, <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi><mn>3</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>=</mo><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>(</mo><mn>11130</mn><mo>)</mo></math></span>) bottomonium production processes with the main goal of clarifying the possibility to observe the non-strange hidden-bottom pentaquark states <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi><mi>i</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span> in this production via differential observables. We calculate the absolute excitation functions, energy and momentum distributions for the non-resonant, resonant and for the combined (non-resonant plus resonant) production of <span><math><mi>ϒ</mi><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mi>S</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span><span> mesons on protons, on carbon and tungsten target nuclei at near-threshold incident photon beam energies by assuming the spin-parity assignments of the hypothetical hidden-bottom resonances </span><span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>(</mo><mn>11080</mn><mo>)</mo></math></span>, <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>b</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></msubsup><mo>(</mo><mn>11125</mn><mo>)</","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1042 ","pages":"Article 122792"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135609201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122791
Amninderjeet Kaur , A. Kumar , Chetan Sharma , Neha Dhanda , Raghav , N. Madhavan , S. Nath , J. Gehlot , Gonika , Chandra Kumar , P. Sherpa , A. Parihari , Jyoti Pandey , A.K. Gupta , H.P. Sharma , B.R. Behera
{"title":"Evaporation residue cross-section measurements for 30Si+142Ce system","authors":"Amninderjeet Kaur , A. Kumar , Chetan Sharma , Neha Dhanda , Raghav , N. Madhavan , S. Nath , J. Gehlot , Gonika , Chandra Kumar , P. Sherpa , A. Parihari , Jyoti Pandey , A.K. Gupta , H.P. Sharma , B.R. Behera","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122791","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122791","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Evaporation residue (ER) cross-sections were measured for <sup>30</sup>Si+<sup>142</sup>Ce reaction at laboratory energies in the range of 105 - 132 MeV using the HYbrid Recoil mass Analyzer (HYRA) at IUAC, New Delhi. The transmission efficiency of the HYRA was estimated using the calibration reaction <sup>28</sup>Si+<sup>142</sup>Ce. Sub-barrier fusion enhancement was observed when compared with the one-dimensional barrier penetration model predictions for the present system. To explore the phenomena responsible for sub-barrier fusion enhancement, coupled-channels calculations were performed using the CCFULL code. The effect of couplings and the role of positive <em>Q</em>-value neutron transfer (PQNT) channels on sub-barrier fusion cross-sections were investigated. Coupled-channels calculations were able to reproduce the data by including the coupling in both projectile and target nucleus along with two neutron-transfer channels having positive <em>Q</em>-value. The measured ER cross-sections were compared with the nearby systems to explore the role of deformation of the colliding nuclei.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1042 ","pages":"Article 122791"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135614488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2023-11-08DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122784
Theeb Y.T. Alsultan , Joshua T. Majekodunmi , Raj Kumar , Boon Tong Goh , M. Bhuyan
{"title":"Impact of nuclear rotation corrections on alpha decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei within 98 ≤ Z ≤ 120","authors":"Theeb Y.T. Alsultan , Joshua T. Majekodunmi , Raj Kumar , Boon Tong Goh , M. Bhuyan","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122784","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The influence of nuclear rotation on the decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei within the range <span><math><mn>98</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>Z</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>120</mn></math></span> is investigated using the axially deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in the continuum (DRHBc) with the PC-PK1 parameter set. The deduced DRHBc decay energies (with and without the rotation effect) are compared with those calculated from the macroscopic-microscopic WS4 and the available experimental binding energies. Six semi-empirical formulae, such as the Viola-Seaborg formula (VSS), the modified Brown formula (mB1), the semi-empirical relationship based on fission theory (SemFIS2), the Royer formula (R), the Wang formula (Wang) and the modified YQZR formula (MYQZR) are employed to estimate the half-lives of <em>α</em> decay. Among these formulae, the half-live predictions of SemFIS2 are found to gradually deviate from the systematic trend beyond <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>d</mi></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo><mn>184</mn></math></span>, showing that the probability of undergoing spontaneous fission is less feasible beyond this point. A minimum is observed at <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>d</mi></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo><mn>184</mn></math></span>, reflecting its neutron shell closure for the mass region considered on the nuclear chart. The results further indicate that, for <span><math><mn>98</mn><mo>≤</mo><mi>Z</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>104</mn></math></span>, the predictions of all semi-empirical formulae are more closely matched to the available experimental data when the rotation effect is taken into account. However, we have demonstrated that the effect of nuclear rotation gradually reduces as the atomic nucleus becomes heavier.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1041 ","pages":"Article 122784"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375947423001872/pdfft?md5=cc80d1c6be7caab7202209420d24876f&pid=1-s2.0-S0375947423001872-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134655743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of fast neutron reactions in natural lutetium","authors":"A.M. Savrasov , O.M. Gorbachenko , V.M. Morozyuk , I.M. Kadenko , V.A. Zheltonozhsky","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2023.122788","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The cross-sections and isomeric ratios of the cross-sections for the reaction <sup>176</sup>Lu(n,<em>γ</em>)<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>177</mn><mi>m</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>g</mi></mrow></msup></math></span>Lu were obtained for the first time on a base of experimental and evaluated data with the MCNP simulation of scattered neutron spectra. The cross-sections of the reactions <sup>175</sup>Lu(n,p)<sup>175</sup>Yb, <sup>175</sup>Lu(n,<em>α</em>)<sup>172</sup>Tm, and <sup>176</sup>Lu(n,<em>α</em>)<sup>173</sup>Tm were precised at a neutron energy of 14.6±0.3 MeV and used for checking up our cross section determination procedure. The account of scattered neutrons to the nuclear reaction was estimated with the MCNP 4c code and TALYS-1.96, EMPIRE 3.2.3 codes calculations. Even with a proper consideration of scattered neutrom spectra, the <sup>176</sup>Lu(n,<em>γ</em>)<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>177</mn><mi>m</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>g</mi></mrow></msup></math></span>Lu reaction cross section appeared rather greater than the calculations with the TALYS, EMPIRE codes and evaluations within the ENDF/B-VIII.0, TENLD-2021, JEFF-3 data bases and libraries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1041 ","pages":"Article 122788"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375947423001914/pdfft?md5=8e47e4e4af9a2eee578a1901a305b382&pid=1-s2.0-S0375947423001914-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134655744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}