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This paper investigates the beta decay of nuclei within the sd model space, encompassing the $0d_{3/2}$, $0d_{5/2}$, and $1s_{1/2}$ shells. We comprehensively analyze their decay characteristics, including the half-life, $logft$ value, Q…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-07-25 Surender Siwach

Multimessenger observations of the neutron star merger event GW170817 have re-energized the debate over the astrophysical origins of the most massive elements via the r-process nucleosynthesis. A key aspect of such studies is comparing…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-10-06 S. Nikas , G. Perdikakis , M. Beard , R. Surman , M. R. Mumpower , P. Tsintari

Comparing observational abundance features with nucleosynthesis predictions of stellar evolution or explosion simulations can scrutinize two aspects: (a) the conditions in the astrophysical production site and (b) the quality of the nuclear…

Beta-delayed neutron emission and $\beta$-delayed fission ($\beta$df) probabilities were calculated for heavy, neutron-rich nuclei using the Los Alamos coupled Quasi-Particle Random Phase Approximation plus Hauser-Feshbach (QRPA+HF)…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-01-11 M. R. Mumpower , T. Kawano , T. M. Sprouse

Unknown neutron-capture reaction rates remain a significant source of uncertainty in state-of-the-art $r$-process nucleosynthesis reaction network calculations. As the $r$-process involves highly neutron-rich nuclei for which direct…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2020-01-08 A. C. Larsen , S. N. Liddick , A. Spyrou , M. Guttormsen , F. L. Bello Garrote , J. E. Midtbø , T. Renstrøm

A nonstandard method for calculating the nuclear $2\nu\beta\beta$ - decay amplitude is proposed. The method is based on the explicit use of those approximate symmetries of a nuclear hamiltonian, which correspond to the operators of allowed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 O. A. Rumyantsev , M. H. Urin

All existing ``positive'' results on two neutrino double beta decay in different nuclei were analyzed. Using the procedure recommended by the Particle Data Group, weighted average values for half-lives of $^{48}$Ca, $^{76}$Ge, $^{82}$Se,…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2009-11-18 A. S. Barabash

Ab-initio calculations of nuclear masses, the binding energy and the $\alpha$ decay half-lives are intractable for heavy nucleus, because of the curse of dimensionality in many body quantum simulations as proton number($\mathrm{N}$) and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-06-29 Chen-Qi Li , Chao-Nan Tong , Hong-Jing Du , Long-Gang Pang

Simulations of r-process nucleosynthesis require nuclear physics information for thousands of neutron-rich nuclear species from the line of stability to the neutron drip line. While arguably the most important pieces of nuclear data for the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-08-23 R. Surman , M. Mumpower , G. C. McLaughlin , R. Sinclair , W. R. Hix , K. L. Jones

$\beta$-decay, a process that changes a neutron into a proton (and vice versa), is the dominant decay mode of atomic nuclei. This decay offers a unique window to physics beyond the standard model, and is at the heart of microphysical…

A detailed model for the calculation of beta decay rates of the $fp$ shell nuclei for situations prevailing in pre-supernova and collapse phases of evolution of the core of massive stars leading to supernova explosion has been extended for…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 K. Kar , S. Chakravarti , A. Ray , S. Sarkar

We investigate the half-life expectations for neutrinoless double beta decay by applying statistical distributions of neutrino mixing observables, neutrino mass constraints from cosmology and nuclear matrix elements. The analysis is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-09-20 Shao-Feng Ge , Werner Rodejohann , Kai Zuber

$\alpha$ decay is a common and important process for natural radioactivity of heavy and superheavy nuclei. The $\alpha$ decay half-lives for even-even nuclei from Z=62 to Z=118 are systematically researched based on the two-potential…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-04-22 Xiao-Dong Sun , Ping Guo , Xiao-Hua Li

All existing "positive" results on two neutrino double beta decay in different nuclei were analyzed. Using procedure recommended by Particle Data Group weighted average values for half-lives of $^{48}$Ca, $^{76}$Ge, $^{82}$Se, $^{96}$Zr,…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2016-09-08 A. S. Barabash

The predictabilities of the three alpha-decay half-life formulae, the Royer GLDM, the Viola-Seaborg and the Sobiczewski-Parkhomenko formulae, have been evaluated by developing a method based on the ansatz of standard experimental…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2009-12-17 N. Dasgupta-Schubert , M. A. Reyes , V. A. Tamez

Beta-decay properties of neutron-rich Ca isotopes have been obtained. Half-life values were determined for the first time for 54Ca [86(7) ms], 55Ca [22(2) ms], and 56Ca [11(2) ms]. The half-life of 230(6) ms deduced for 53Ca is…

Neutrinoless double-beta ($0 \nu \beta \beta$) decay is a promising beyond Standard Model process. Two-neutrino double-beta ($2 \nu \beta \beta$) decay is an associated process that is allowed by the Standard Model, and it was observed in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-02-19 Mihai Horoi , Andrei Neacsu

We perform a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) statistical analysis of a number of measured ground-state-to-ground-state single $\beta^+$/electron-capture and $\beta^-$ decays in the nuclear mass range A = 62 - 142. The corresponding…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-11-15 Frank F. Deppisch , Jouni Suhonen

In this paper we show that the proton-neutron residual interaction can play an important role in the reliability of calculated $\beta$-decay half-lives. It may also improve the prediction power of the quasiparticle random phase…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-05-14 Jameel-Un Nabi , Mavra Ishfaq

The production of heavy-mass elements due to the rapid neutron-capture mechanism (r-process) is associated with astrophysical scenarios, such as supernovae and neutron-star mergers. In the r-process the capture of neutrons is followed by…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-05-10 M. M. Saez , K. J. Fushimi , M. E. Mosquera , O. Civitarese