Abrupt changes in alpha decay systematics as a manifestation of collective nuclear modes
Nuclear Theory
2014-11-20 v2
Abstract
An abrupt change in decay systematics around the N=126 neutron shell closure is discussed. It is explained as a sudden hindrance of the clustering of the nucleons that eventually form the particle. This is because the clustering induced by the pairing mode acting upon the four nucleons is inhibited if the configuration space does not allow a proper manifestation of the pairing collectivity.
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@article{arxiv.1004.4523,
title = {Abrupt changes in alpha decay systematics as a manifestation of collective nuclear modes},
author = {Chong Qi and A. N. Andreyev and M. Huyse and R. J. Liotta and P. Van Duppen and R. A. Wyss},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.4523},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
6 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. C, a few new references added