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Nuclear double $\beta ^-$-decays with two neutrinos were observed for many years and a systematic law describing the relation between their half-lives and decay energies was also proposed recently [Phys. Rev. C89, 064603 (2014)]. However,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-01-08 Yuejiao Ren , Zhongzhou Ren

We study the early evolution of the electron fraction (or, alternatively, the neutron-to-proton ratio) in the region above the hot proto-neutron star formed after a supernova explosion. We study the way in which the electron fraction in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 G. C. McLaughlin , G. M. Fuller , J. R. Wilson

Nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for two-neutrino double-beta decay ($2\nu\beta\beta$) are studied in the framework of relativistic nuclear energy density functional (REDF). The properties of nuclei involved in the decay are obtained using…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-07-13 N. Popara , A. Ravlić , N. Paar

Alpha and cluster decays are analyzed for heavy nuclei located above $^{208}$Pb on the chart of nuclides: $^{216-220}$Rn and $^{220-224}$Ra, that are also candidates for observing the $2 \alpha$ decay mode. A microscopic theoretical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-03-29 J. Zhao , J. -P. Ebran , L. Heitz , E. Khan , F. Mercier , T. Niksic , D. Vretenar

$\alpha$-cluster structures above double shell closures are among the cornerstones for nuclear $\alpha$-cluster physics. Semi-microscopic cluster models (SMCMs) are important theoretical models to study their properties. A crucial…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-04-28 Dong Bai , Zhongzhou Ren

We evaluate the allowed $\beta^-$-decay properties of nuclei with $Z = 8 - 15$ systematically under the framework of the nuclear shell model with the use of the valence space Hamiltonians derived from modern $ab~intio$ methods, such as…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-03-23 Anil Kumar , Praveen C. Srivastava , Toshio Suzuki

The structure of the 18O nucleus at excitation energies above the alpha decay threshold was studied using 14C+alpha resonance elastic scattering. A number of states with large alpha reduced widths have been observed, indicating that the…

The energies and widths of bound states of the $\eta$ meson in different nuclei are obtained using the results for its selfenergy in a nuclear medium, which is evaluated in a selfconsistent manner using techniques of unitarized chiral…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 C. Garcia -Recio , J. Nieves , T. Inoue , E. Oset

$\alpha$--cluster states in $^{46}$Cr and $^{54}$Cr are investigated in the double-folding model. This study complements a recent similar work of Souza and Miyake \cite{Sou17} which was based on a specially shaped potential. Excitation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-10-23 Peter Mohr

We review the ab initio symmetry-adapted (SA) framework for determining the structure of stable and unstable nuclei, along with related electroweak, decay and reaction processes. This framework utilizes the dominant symmetry of nuclear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-08-12 Kristina D. Launey , Alexis Mercenne , Tomas Dytrych

The collective structure of atomic nuclei intermediate between spherical and quadrupole deformed structure presents challenges to theoretical understanding. However, models have recently been proposed in terms of potentials which are soft…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2020-01-07 M. A. Caprio

A detailed study of $\alpha$-clusters decay is exhibited by incorporating crucial microscopic nuclear structure information into the estimations of half-life and preformation factor. For the first time, using the k-cross validation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-02-08 G. Saxena , P. K. Sharma , Prafulla Saxena

Weak decays in superheavy nuclei with proton numbers Z = 118 - 120 and neutron numbers N = 175 - 184 are studied within a microscopic formalism based on deformed self-consistent Skyrme Hartree-Fock mean-field calculations with pairing…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-02-23 Pedro Sarriguren

Semi-realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions applicable to the self-consistent mean-field (both Hartree-Fock and Hartree-Fock-Bogolyubov) calculations are developed, by modifying the M3Y interaction. The modification is made so as to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 H. Nakada

The damping mechanisms of the Delta(1232) resonance in nuclei are studied by analyzing the quasi-free decay reactions 12C(pi+,pi+ p)11B and 12C(3He,t pi+ p)11B and the 2p emission reactions 12C(pi+,pp)10B and 12C(3He,t pp)10B. The…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 B. Koerfgen , P. Oltmanns , F. Osterfeld , T. Udagawa

In a recent experiment by Schaetz group \cite{weckesser2021}, the quantum $s$-wave regime has been attained for alkali and alkaline-earth atom-ion combination (Li-Ba$^+$). We investigate possible outcomes from interaction of this ion-atom…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-05-10 D. Sardar , S. Naskar

The 2H(p,n) charge exchange reaction at T_p=790 MeV is used to study the Delta(1232)-nucleon interaction in the Delta resonance excitation energy region. For the Delta-N potential, a meson exchange model is adopted where pi, rho, omega, and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 C. A. Mosbacher , F. Osterfeld

Nuclear interactions play a key role for the stability of atomic nuclei and stellar environments. Successful parametrization and models of these interactions, developed in the last decades, accurately reproduce all the proton and neutron…

Within the nuclear shell model, we investigate the correction $\delta_{RO}$ to the Fermi matrix element due to a mismatch between proton and neutron single-particle radial wave functions. Eight superallowed $0^+ \to 0^+$ $\beta$ decays in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-02-28 Latsamy Xayavong , Nadezda Smirnova

In this work, the $\beta$-stable region for Z $\geq$ 90 is proposed. The calculated $\beta$-stable nuclei in the $\beta$-stable region are in good agreement with the ones obtained by M\"{o}ller \emph{et al}.. The half-lives of the nuclei…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-18 Zongqiang Sheng , Liangping Shu , Ying Meng , Jigang Hu , Jianfa Qian