Charge radii in macroscopic-microscopic mass models

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2005 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.72.057305· OSTI ID:20699149

Buchinger, F ^[1]; Pearson, J M ^[2]

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1. Physics Department, McGill University, Ernest Rutherford Building, 3600 University St., Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T8 (Canada)
2. Dept. de Physique, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7 (Canada)

We show that the FRLDM model currently being used in macroscopic-microscopic fission-barrier calculations gives a rather poor agreement with measured charge radii. Considerable improvement in this respect can be made by adjusting the diffuseness parameter b.

• OSTI ID: 20699149
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 72, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.72.057305; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CALCULATION METHODS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
FISSION BARRIER
MASS
NUCLEAR MODELS
NUCLEAR RADII