Quantification of Uncertainties in Nuclear Density Functional Theory

Journal Article · 01 January 2015 · Nuclear Data Sheets

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.12.020 · OSTI ID:1565305

Schunck, N. ^[1]; McDonnell, J. D. ^[1]; Higdon, D. ^[2]; Sarich, J. ^[3]; Wild, S. ^[3]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Physics Division
2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Mathematics and Computer Science Division

Reliable predictions of nuclear properties are needed as much to answer fundamental science questions as in applications such as reactor physics or data evaluation. Nuclear density functional theory is currently the only microscopic, global approach to nuclear structure that is applicable throughout the nuclear chart. In the past few years, a lot of effort has been devoted to setting up a general methodology to assess theoretical uncertainties in nuclear DFT calculations. Here, we summarize some of the recent progress in this direction. Most of the new material discussed here will be be published in separate articles.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357; AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1565305
• Journal Information: Nuclear Data Sheets, Vol. 123, Issue C; ISSN 0090-3752
• Publisher: ElsevierCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English