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We use the relativistic mean field (RMF) model to conduct a thorough analysis of the ground-state properties of $^{67\text{--}80}$Ge nuclei. Binding energies and neutron skin thicknesses are computed for a total of 14 neutron-rich Ge…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-03-18 Jameel-Un Nabi , Wajeeha Khalid , Abdul Kabir , Syeda Anmol Rida

Angular momentum dependence of nuclear level densities at finite temperatures are investigated in the static path approximation(SPA) to the partition function using a cranked quadrupole interaction Hamiltonian in the following three…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 B. K. Agrawal , A. Ansari

The expansion of an isolated hot spherical nucleus with excitation energy and its caloric curve are studied in a thermodynamic model with the SkM* force as the nuclear effective two-body interaction. The calculated results are shown to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-12-23 J. N. De , S. K. Samaddar , X. Vinas , M. Centelles

The nuclear $\alpha$ decay of heavy nuclei is investigated based on the nuclear energy density functional, which leads to the $\alpha$ potential inside the parent nucleus in terms of the proton and neutron density profiles of the daughter…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-03-22 Yeunhwan Lim , Yongseok Oh

The density functional theory (DFT) is based on the existence and uniqueness of a universal functional $E[\rho]$, which determines the dependence of the total energy on single-particle density distributions. However, DFT says nothing about…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-04-26 Hana Gil , Panagiota Papakonstantinou , Chang Ho Hyun , Tae-Sun Park , Yongseok Oh

We introduce a self-consistent microscopic theoretical framework for modelling the process of electron capture on nuclei in stellar environment, based on relativistic energy density functionals. The finite-temperature relativistic…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-05-13 YiFei Niu , Nils Paar , Dario Vretenar , Jie Meng

We analyse the temperature dependence of pairing correlations in the inner crust matter of neutron stars. The study is done in a finite-temperature HFB approach and by using a zero range pairing force adjusted to the pairing properties of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 N. Sandulescu

Radii of charge and neutron distributions are fundamental nuclear properties. They depend on both nuclear interaction parameters related to the equation of state of infinite nuclear matter and on quantal shell effects, which are strongly…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-08-17 P. -G. Reinhard , W. Nazarewicz

The nuclear level density of $^{115}$Sn has been measured in an excitation energy range of $\sim $2 - 9 MeV using the experimental neutron evaporation spectra from the $^{115}$In($p,n$)$^{115}$Sn reaction. The experimental level densities…

The dependence of fission barriers on the excitation energy of the compound nucleus impacts the survival probability of superheavy nuclei synthesized in heavy-ion fusion reactions. In this work, we investigate the isentropic fission…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-06-30 J. C. Pei , W. Nazarewicz , J. A. Sheikh , A. K. Kerman

A mean-field plus pairing model for atomic nuclei in the Fe region was studied using a finite-temperature quantum Monte-Carlo method. We present results for thermodynamical quantities such as the internal energy and the specific heat. These…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Rombouts , K. Heyde , N. Jachowicz

Accurate determination of stellar atmospheric parameters and elemental abundances is crucial for Galactic archeology via large-scale spectroscopic surveys. In this paper, we estimate stellar atmospheric parameters -- effective temperature…

This is an introduction to the tabulated data base of stellar matter properties calculated within the framework of the Statistical Model for Supernova Matter (SMSM). The tables present thermodynamical characteristics and nuclear abundances…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 N. Buyukcizmeci , A. S. Botvina , I. N. Mishustin

Structure of cold and hot dense matter at subnuclear densities is investigated by quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) simulations. Obtained phase diagrams show that the density of the phase boundaries between the different nuclear structures…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Gentaro Watanabe , Katsuhiko Sato , Kenji Yasuoka , Toshikazu Ebisuzaki

We present shell model calculations of nuclear neutrino energy spectra for 70 $sd$-shell nuclei over the mass number range $A=21-35$. Our calculations include nuclear excited states as appropriate for the hot and dense conditions…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-10 G. Wendell Misch , Yang Sun , George M. Fuller

Structure of hot dense matter at subnuclear densities is investigated by quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) simulations. We analyze nucleon distributions and nuclear shapes using two-point correlation functions and Minkowski functionals to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Gentaro Watanabe , Katsuhiko Sato , Kenji Yasuoka , Toshikazu Ebisuzaki

We present the results of simulations of nucleosynthesis in a core-collapse supernova (CCSN) including the neutrino process. Using the Si layer of $13M_\odot$ zero-metal progenitor as the initial composition, we calculate the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-23 Ryota Hatami , Nozomu Tominaga , Takashi Yoshida , Hideyuki Umeda , Tomoya Takiwaki

We propose a novel idea to construct an effective interaction under energy-density-functional (EDF) theories which is adaptive to the enlargement of the model space. Guided by effective field theory principles, iterations of interactions as…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-07-22 C. J. Yang , W. G. Jiang , S. Burrello , M. Grasso

The cell structure of $\beta$-stable clusters in the inner crust of cold and warm neutron stars is studied within the Thomas-Fermi approach using relativistic mean field nuclear models. The relative size of the inner crust and the pasta…

We search for possible correlations between neutron star observables and thermodynamic quantities that characterize high density nuclear matter. We generate a set of model-independent equations of state describing stellar matter from a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-03-04 Márcio Ferreira , M. Fortin , Tuhin Malik , B. K. Agrawal , Constança Providência