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The ground and low-lying states of neutron-rich exotic Te and Sn isotopes are studied in terms of the nuclear shell model by the same Hamiltonian used for the spherical-deformed shape phase transition of Ba isotopes, without any adjustment.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Noritaka Shimizu , Takaharu Otsuka , Takahiro Mizusaki , Michio Honma

A semiempirical shell model mass equation applicable to superheavy elements up to Z = 126 is presented and shown to have a high predictive power. The equation is applied to the recently discovered superheavy nuclei Z = 118, A = 293 and Z =…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-04-13 S. Liran , A. Marinov , N. Zeldes

The quantum states of a system of particles in a finite spatial domain in general consist of a set of discrete energy eigenvalues; these are usually grouped into bunches of degenerate or close-lying levels, called shells. In fermionic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-09-21 A. I. Yanson , I. K. Yanson , J. M. van Ruitenbeek

Structural properties and the decay modes of the superheavy elements Z $=$ 122, 120, 118 are studied in a microscopic framework. We evaluate the binding energy, one- and two- proton and neutron separation energy, shell correction and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-05-01 G. Saxena , M. Kumawat , S. Somorendro Singh , Mamta Aggarwal

We study the predictive power of Skyrme forces with respect to low lying quadrupole spectra along the chains of Sn, Cd, and Te isotopes. Excitation energies and B(E2) values for the lowest quadrupole states are computed from a collective…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 P. Fleischer , P. Kluepfel , P. -G. Reinhard , J. A. Maruhn

We employ Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) model with NL3 parametrization to investigate the ground state properties of superheavy nucleus, Z = 124. The nuclei selected (from among complete isotopic series) for detailed investigation show that…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-10-29 M. S. Mehta , Harvinder Kaur , Bharat Kumar , S. K. Patra

We systematically determine ground-state and saddle-point shapes and masses for 1305 heavy and superheavy nuclei with $Z=98-126$ and $N=134-192$, including odd-$A$ and odd-odd systems. From these, we derive static fission barrier heights,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-04-14 P. Jachimowicz , M. Kowal , J. Skalski

The nucleon separation energies and shell gaps in nuclei over the whole nuclear chart are systematically studied with eight global nuclear mass models. For unmeasured neutron-rich and super-heavy regions, the uncertainty of the predictions…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-22 Qiuhong Mo , Min Liu , Ning Wang

We investigate the properties of the single Lambda hypernuclei within a Skyrme-Hartree-Fock (SHF) model. The parameters of the Skyrme type effective lambda-nucleon (Lambda N) interaction are obtained by fitting to the experimental Lambda…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2012-06-01 Neelam Guleria , Shashi K. Dhiman , Radhey Shyam

Relativistic Hartree-Fock and random phase approximation methods for open shells are used to calculate ionization potentials and static scalar polarizabilities of eight superheavy elements with open $6d$-shell, which include Db, Sg, Bh, Hs,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-04-06 V. A. Dzuba

The ground state and first intrinsic excited state of superheavy nuclei with Z=120 and N=160-204 are investigated using both non-relativistic Skyrme-Hartree-Fock and the axially deformed Relativistic Mean Field formalisms. We employ a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2012-10-04 Shakeb Ahamad , M. Bhuyan , S. K. Patra

In this work, we have analyzed the nuclear structure and several prospective decay characteristics of the $^{240-259}$Es$_{99}$ isotopes. For this we use Relativistic Mean Field model (RMF) with NL-SH and NL3* force parameter in an axially…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-07 C. Dash , A. Anupam , I. Naik , B. K. Sharma , B. B. Sahu

This paper investigates the impacts of the different surface energy coefficients on the compound nucleus decay modes during heavy ion fusion reactions, with focus given to the superheavy nuclei (SHN) in the range of $Z=112-118$. The…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-01-01 R. Zargini , S. A. Seyyedi

In this work, we present a systematic study of low-lying states and electromagnetic properties of the semi-magic $N = 82$ isotonic chain with proton number $Z=51$-77, using the full configuration interaction shell model with a newly…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-01-15 Y. X. Yu , Q. Y. Chen , Chong Qi , G. J. Fu

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

We investigate the structure of the potential energy surfaces of the superheavy nuclei 258Fm, 264Hs, (Z=112,N=166), (Z=114,N=184), and (Z=120,N=172) within the framework of self-consistent nuclear models, i.e. the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Bender , K. Rutz , P. -G. Reinhard , J. A. Maruhn , W. Greiner

We use recently developed efficient versions of the configuration interaction method to perform {\em ab initio} calculations of the spectra of superheavy elements seaborgium (Sg, $Z=106$), bohrium (Bh, $Z=107$), hassium (Hs, $Z=108$) and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-04-24 B. G. C. Lackenby , V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum

We discuss the performance of two widely used nuclear mean-field models, the relativistic mean-field theory (RMF) and the non-relativistic Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approach (SHF), with particular emphasis on the description of superheavy…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 P. -G. Reinhard , M. Bender , J. A. Maruhn

Shell structure in the neutron-rich Ca and Ni nuclei is investigated by the spherical Hartree-Fock calculations with the semi-realistic $NN$ interactions. Specific ingredients of the effective interaction, particularly the tensor force,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-20 H. Nakada

The ground-state properties of 64Ge, 68Se, 72Kr and 76Sr (N=Z) nuclei have been investigated by using Hartree-Fock-Bogolibov (HFB)method with Sly4 Skyrme forces and Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) model with NL3 and recently proposed DEFNE…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-06-06 Serkan Akkoyun , Tuncay Bayram , Şevki Şentürk