Global nuclear-structure calculations
The revival of interest in nuclear ground-state octupole deformations that occurred in the 1980's was stimulated by observations in 1980 of particularly large deviations between calculated and experimental masses in the Ra region, in a global calculation of nuclear ground-state masses. By minimizing the total potential energy with respect to octupole shape degrees of freedom in addition to {epsilon}{sub 2} and {epsilon}{sub 4} used originally, a vastly improved agreement between calculated and experimental masses was obtained. To study the global behavior and interrelationships between other nuclear properties, we calculate nuclear ground-state masses, spins, pairing gaps and {Beta}-decay and half-lives and compare the results to experimental qualities. The calculations are based on the macroscopic-microscopic approach, with the microscopic contributions calculated in a folded-Yukawa single-particle potential.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6827419
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-90-1630; CONF-900450-1; ON: DE90011974; TRN: 90-018891
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 520; Conference: Nuclear structure in the '90's, Oak Ridge, TN (USA), 23-27 Apr 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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