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Title: Formation of super-heavy elements in astrophysical nucleosynthesis

Abstract

The unexplored area of heavy neutron-rich nuclides is extremely important for the understanding of the r process of astrophysical nucleogenesis. For elements with Z>100 only neutron deficient isotopes (located to the left of the stability line) have been synthesized so far. The 'north-east' area of the nuclear map can be reached neither in fusion reactions nor in fragmentation processes. Low energy multi-nucleon transfer reactions are quite promising for the production and study of neutron-rich heavy nuclei including those located at the superheavy (SH) island of stability [1]. The neutron capture process is considered here as an alternative method for the production of SH nuclei. Requirements for the pulsed reactors of the next generation that could be used for the synthesis of long-living neutron rich SH nuclei are formulated. Formation of SH nuclei in supernova explosions is also discussed and the abundance of SH elements in nature is estimated.

Authors:
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  1. Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22075621
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1491; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: Conference on nuclear structure and dynamics 2012, Opatija (Croatia), 9-13 Jul 2012; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; CAPTURE; ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; ENERGY LEVELS; HEAVY NUCLEI; MULTI-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIONS; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NEUTRON-DEFICIENT ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FRAGMENTATION; NUCLEAR FRAGMENTS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; R PROCESS; SUPERNOVAE; TRANSACTINIDE ELEMENTS

Citation Formats

Zagrebaev, V I, Karpov, A V, Mishustin, I N, Greiner, Walter, and Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J.W. Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt. Formation of super-heavy elements in astrophysical nucleosynthesis. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4764254.
Zagrebaev, V I, Karpov, A V, Mishustin, I N, Greiner, Walter, & Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J.W. Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt. Formation of super-heavy elements in astrophysical nucleosynthesis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4764254
Zagrebaev, V I, Karpov, A V, Mishustin, I N, Greiner, Walter, and Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J.W. Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt. 2012. "Formation of super-heavy elements in astrophysical nucleosynthesis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4764254.
@article{osti_22075621,
title = {Formation of super-heavy elements in astrophysical nucleosynthesis},
author = {Zagrebaev, V I and Karpov, A V and Mishustin, I N and Greiner, Walter and Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J.W. Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt},
abstractNote = {The unexplored area of heavy neutron-rich nuclides is extremely important for the understanding of the r process of astrophysical nucleogenesis. For elements with Z>100 only neutron deficient isotopes (located to the left of the stability line) have been synthesized so far. The 'north-east' area of the nuclear map can be reached neither in fusion reactions nor in fragmentation processes. Low energy multi-nucleon transfer reactions are quite promising for the production and study of neutron-rich heavy nuclei including those located at the superheavy (SH) island of stability [1]. The neutron capture process is considered here as an alternative method for the production of SH nuclei. Requirements for the pulsed reactors of the next generation that could be used for the synthesis of long-living neutron rich SH nuclei are formulated. Formation of SH nuclei in supernova explosions is also discussed and the abundance of SH elements in nature is estimated.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4764254},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22075621}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1491,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Sat Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}