Electron and Nucleon Localization Functions of Oganesson: Approaching the Thomas-Fermi Limit
Abstract
Fermion localization functions are used to discuss electronic and nucleonic shell structure effects in the superheavy element oganesson, the heaviest element discovered to date. Spin-orbit splitting in the 7p electronic shell becomes so large (~10 eV) that Og is expected to show uniform-gas-like behavior in the valence region with a rather large dipole polarizability compared to the lighter rare gas elements. The nucleon localization in Og is also predicted to undergo a transition to the Thomas-Fermi gas behavior in the valence region. Finally, this effect, particularly strong for neutrons, is due to the high density of single-particle orbitals.
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- Massey Univ. Auckland, Auckland (New Zealand). Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, The New Zealand Inst. for Advanced Study
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). NSCL/FRIB Lab.
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, and FRIB Lab.
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- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
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- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
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- 1435753
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- OSTI ID: 1418870
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- NA0002847; SC0013365; SC0008511
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- Physical Review Letters
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- Journal Volume: 120; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
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- American Physical Society (APS)
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- United States
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- English
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- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; Atomic shell structure; nuclear shell structure; superheavy elements
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Jerabek, Paul, Schuetrumpf, Bastian, Schwerdtfeger, Peter, and Nazarewicz, Witold. Electron and Nucleon Localization Functions of Oganesson: Approaching the Thomas-Fermi Limit. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.053001.
Jerabek, Paul, Schuetrumpf, Bastian, Schwerdtfeger, Peter, & Nazarewicz, Witold. Electron and Nucleon Localization Functions of Oganesson: Approaching the Thomas-Fermi Limit. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.053001
Jerabek, Paul, Schuetrumpf, Bastian, Schwerdtfeger, Peter, and Nazarewicz, Witold. Wed .
"Electron and Nucleon Localization Functions of Oganesson: Approaching the Thomas-Fermi Limit". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.053001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1435753.
@article{osti_1435753,
title = {Electron and Nucleon Localization Functions of Oganesson: Approaching the Thomas-Fermi Limit},
author = {Jerabek, Paul and Schuetrumpf, Bastian and Schwerdtfeger, Peter and Nazarewicz, Witold},
abstractNote = {Fermion localization functions are used to discuss electronic and nucleonic shell structure effects in the superheavy element oganesson, the heaviest element discovered to date. Spin-orbit splitting in the 7p electronic shell becomes so large (~10 eV) that Og is expected to show uniform-gas-like behavior in the valence region with a rather large dipole polarizability compared to the lighter rare gas elements. The nucleon localization in Og is also predicted to undergo a transition to the Thomas-Fermi gas behavior in the valence region. Finally, this effect, particularly strong for neutrons, is due to the high density of single-particle orbitals.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.053001},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 5,
volume = 120,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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FIG. 1: ELFs from nonrelativistic (NR, left) and Dirac- Hartree-Fock calculations (R, right) for the heavy rare gas atoms Xe (top), Rn (middle), and Og (bottom).
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