Improving nuclear mass predictions through the Garvey-Kelson relations

Journal Article · Sun May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.83.054309· OSTI ID:21502456

Morales, Irving O ^[1]; Frank, A ^[2]

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1. Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, Bvd Henri Becquerel, F-14076 Caen (France)
2. Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 70-543, 04510 Mexico, D.F. (Mexico)

We describe a procedure to improve the nuclear mass predictions obtained by means of the Garvey-Kelson iterative process. This is achieved by reducing the degrees of freedom involved in the process, expressing the Garvey-Kelson relations in terms of one-neutron and one-proton separation energies, and using a theoretical estimation for them. This approach has the effect that the intrinsic error associated with the iterative process grows significantly more slowly. This leads to a better quality of nuclear mass predictions and therefore extends the range for which the predictions are accurate. We test these ideas using different mass models.

• OSTI ID: 21502456
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 83; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
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BINDING ENERGY
CALCULATION METHODS
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY
ERRORS
FERMIONS
FORECASTING
HADRONS
ITERATIVE METHODS
MASS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
PROTONS