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The prediction of cross sections for nuclei far off stability is crucial in the field of nuclear astrophysics. We calculate direct neutron capture on the even-even isotopes $^{124-145}$Sn and $^{208-238}$Pb with energy levels, masses, and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 T. Rauscher , R. Bieber , H. Oberhummer , K. -L. Kratz , J. Dobaczewski , P. Moller , M. M. Sharma

The prediction of cross sections for nuclei far off stability is crucial in the field of nuclear astrophysics. We discuss the model mostly employed for such calculations: the statistical model (Hauser-Feshbach). Special emphasis is put on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 T. Rauscher , F. -K. Thielemann , K. -L. Kratz

The radiative neutron capture rates for isotopes of astrophysical interest are commonly calculated within the statistical Hauser-Feshbach reaction model. Such an approach, assuming a high level density in the compound system, can be…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-04-05 K. Sieja , S. Goriely

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

We calculate neutron capture cross sections for r-process nucleosynthesis in the $^{48}$Ca region, namely for the isotopes $^{40-44}$S, $^{46-50}$Ar, $^{56-66}$Ti, $^{62-68}$Cr, and $^{72-76}$Fe. While previously only cross sections…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-04-20 T. Rauscher , W. Böhmer , K. -L. Kratz , W. Balogh , H. Oberhummer

The majority of nuclear reactions in astrophysics involve unstable nuclei which are not fully accessible by experiments yet. Therefore, there is high demand for reliable predictions of cross sections and reaction rates by theoretical means.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-13 T. Rauscher , R. D. Hoffman , S. E. Woosley , F. -K. Thielemann

Neutron capture cross-sections have been calculated in nuclei near the N=82 neutron shell closure. These nuclei are of astrophysical interest, participating in s-process and p-process. A semi-microscopic optical model have been used with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-06-19 Saumi Dutta , Dipti Chakraborty , G. Gangopadhyay , Abhijit Bhattacharyya

Several neutron capture cross sections of light neutron-rich nuclei were measured in the astrophysically relevant energy region of 5 to 200 keV. The experimental data are compared to calculations using the direct capture model. The results…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Mohr , H. Beer , H. Herndl , H. Oberhummer

Radiative neutron capture is an important nuclear reaction whose accurate description is needed for many applications ranging from nuclear technology to nuclear astrophysics. The description of such a process relies on the Hauser-Feshbach…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-09-13 M. R. Mumpower , T. Kawano , J. L. Ullmann , M. Krtička , T. M. Sprouse

Nucleon capture cross sections enter various astrophysical processes. The measurement of proton capture on nuclei at astrophysically relevant low energies is a challenge, and theoretical computations in this long-wavelength regime are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-04-21 B. Acharya , A. Ekström , D. Odell , T. Papenbrock , L. Platter

Nuclear structure theory can provide nuclear astrophysics and nuclear technologies with bound state properties and transition rates. When describing nuclear reactions, the list can be extended to include statistical properties such as…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-14 Oliver Gorton , Konstantinos Kravvaris

In a previous publication [Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables 75, 1 (2000)], we had given seven parameter analytical fits to theoretical reaction rates derived from nuclear cross sections calculated in the statistical model…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 T. Rauscher , F. -K. Thielemann

We study the effect that uncertainties in the nuclear spin-dependent structure functions have in the determination of the dark matter (DM) parameters in a direct detection experiment. We show that different nuclear models that describe the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2013-05-30 David G. Cerdeno , Mattia Fornasa , Ji-Haeng Huh , Miguel Peiro

The photonuclear reactions which is induced by high-energetic photon are one of the important type of reactions in the nuclear structure studies. In this reaction, a target material is bombarded by photons with the energies in the range of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-03-18 Serkan Akkoyun , Hüseyin Kaya , Abdulkadir Şeker , Saliha Yeşilyurt

The r-process involves neutron-rich nuclei far off stability for which no experimental cross sections are known. Therefore, one has to rely on theory which might be prone to considerable uncertainties far off stability. To investigate the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. Rauscher

Statistical spectroscopic results using the spectral distribution theory are obtained for the structure of neutron-rich light nuclei going towards the drip line and compared to experimental values available. These results will be useful for…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-11 Kamales Kar

The effects of the nuclear structure uncertainties on the description of processes induced by coherent scattering of neutrinos on nuclei are investigated. A reference calculation based on a specific nuclear model is defined and the cross…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-05-06 G. Co' , M. Anguiano , A. M. Lallena

We compute the neutralino-nucleon cross section in several supersymmetric scenarios, taking into account all kind of experimental and astrophysical constraints. In addition, the constraints that the absence of dangerous charge and colour…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Munoz

Alternative methods to calculate neutron capture cross sections on radioactive nuclei are reported using the theory of Inclusive Non-Elastic Breakup (INEB) developed by Hussein and McVoy [1]. The statistical coupled-channels theory proposed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-03-01 C. A. Bertulani , B. V. Carlson

The challenges in neutrino-nucleus cross section modeling and its impact on neutrino oscillation experiments are widely recognized. However, a comprehensive and theoretically robust estimation of cross section uncertainties has been…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-02-28 Nina M. Coyle , Shirley Weishi Li , Pedro A. N. Machado
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