β—-delayed fission in the coupled quasiparticle random-phase approximation plus Hauser-Feshbach approach

Mumpower, Matthew Ryan; Kawano, Toshihiko; Sprouse, Trevor Michael

doi:10.1103/physrevc.106.065805

Title: β^—-delayed fission in the coupled quasiparticle random-phase approximation plus Hauser-Feshbach approach

Journal Article · Tue Dec 27 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Physical Review. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.106.065805· OSTI ID:2315648

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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Beta-delayed neutron emission and β-delayed fission (βdf) probabilities were calculated for heavy, neutronrich nuclei using the Los Alamos coupled quasiparticle random-phase approximation plus Hauser-Feshbach (QRPA + HF) approach. In this model, the compound nucleus is initially populated by β decay and is followed through subsequent statistical decays taking into account competition among neutrons, γ rays, and fission. The primary output of these calculations includes branching ratios along with neutron and γ -ray spectra. Here, we find a relatively large region of heavy nuclides where the probability of βdf is near 100%. For a subset of nuclei near the neutron drip line, delayed neutron emission and the probability of fission are both large, which leads to the possibility of multichance βdf (mc-βdf). We comment on prospective neutron-rich nuclei that could be probed by future experimental campaigns and provide a full table of branching ratios in ASCII format in the Supplemental Material for use in various applications.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 2315648

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-21-31648

Journal Information:: Physical Review. C, Vol. 106, Issue 6; ISSN 2469-9985

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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