超重核性质与合成机制的理论研究

探索原子核的电荷与质量极限,合成长寿命超重核是当前原子核物理研究的重要前沿问题之一。本文综述了我们近几年在超重原子核结构性质与合成机制方面取得的理论研究进展。在结构性质方面,利用处理对关联的粒子数守恒方法,基于推转壳模型,系统研究了锕系核与超镄核低激发谱,发展了多维形状约束的协变密度泛函理论并用于研究锕系核势能面和裂变位垒以及N=150同中子素中的非轴对称八极关联等。在超重核合成机制方面,系统研究了利用重离子熔合反应合成超重核的三步过程,包括俘获过程——提出了一个位垒穿透概率新公式、熔合过程——提出了一个基于动力学形变势能面的双核模型、存活过程——系统研究了激发态超重复合核存活概率等。系统研究了合成超重核的热熔合反应,得到的熔合蒸发截面与实验符合,并预言了合成119和120号超重元素的生成截面。     

原子核质量的高精度测量

原子核的质量直接反映了核内强相互作用、电磁相互作用和弱相互作用的结果.文章简要阐述了原子核质量测量的意义、现状和主要方法,介绍了基于兰州重离子冷却储存环的原子核质量测量实验,比较了首次得到的63Ge,65As,67Se和71Kr核质量测量值与理论计算结果,探讨了65As质量对天体物理快质子俘获过程的影响,文章最后给出了今后的研究内容.中国科学院近代物理研究所在轻质量丰中子区,系统测量了从Ne到Ca核素的质量,研究了N=20和28幻数随中子数和质子数变化的演化;在丰质子区,精确测量了快质子俘获路径上关键核素的质量,为解释X射线暴等爆发性天体过程提供重要的质量数据;在中重丰中子区,系统地测量丰中子核质量,通过天体网络计算模拟超新星爆发中的快中子俘获过程.     

今日国外物理

 1 英、澳学者创原子核形状研究新方法据澳大利亚《实验室新闻》报道,英国尼尔·罗利博士提出用相对简单的实验数据确定原子核形状的可能性,改变入射原子核的能量,测量核合成(聚变)的概率的变化.澳大利亚学者杰克·利博士在其学生简星伟协助下,用韦纳滤波器进行这一实验,发现轰击1平方毫米靶区时,只有百万分之一的入射粒子能够进行合成,大多数被散射掉,散射粒子的强度妨碍检测器的正常工作.他们采用球形氧原子核作为入射原子核,其他一系列原子核作为靶,进行了大量测量,获得十分满意的结果.     

用于核物理研究的精密激光谱技术的发展和展望

原子核基本性质（自旋、质量、寿命、磁矩、电四极矩和电荷半径等）与原子核的内在结构密切相关,是检验和发展原子核理论模型的重要依据。实验上可以通过多学科交叉的精密激光谱技术测量原子核外电子的超精细结构和同位素移位,来模型独立地提取原子核的自旋、磁矩、电四极矩和电荷均方根半径等多个核物理参量。这些基本性质的系统测量可以用于探索不稳定原子核中展现出来的新奇的物理现象与规律。近年来,为了测量产额更低的丰中子核的基本性质,激光谱技术不断更新和发展,以实现高分辨、高效率测量。本文详细介绍了激光谱测量的基本原理以及由此发展起来的用于不稳定原子核结构研究的各类互补的激光谱学技术,如共线激光谱（高分辨率低灵敏度）、在源激光谱（高灵敏度低分辨率）、共线共振电离谱（高分辨率高灵敏度）等激光谱技术,以及在不同核区的测量优势和局限。最后结合我国正在发展和规划中的新一代放射性核束装置,讨论精密激光谱技术在国内的发展以及在核物理研究中的应用。     

核结构研究的几个里程碑与中国核结构研究20年

原子核物理学已成为人类社会发展中不可或缺的重要组成部分. 人们对于核结构的认识, 有如下几个里程碑: 原子核的发现, 原子核的组成及其粗块性质, 原子核壳结构, 形变与集体运动(转动与振动), 对关联与超导性, 高自旋态, 奇异变形核态, 奇特原子核, 超重原子核等. 经过几代人的努力, 中国的原子核结构研究也经历了从无到有、从弱到强的发展历程. 特别是近二十年以来, 中国核结构领域在人才培养、学科地位、文章发表、学术会议等国际舞台都有一席之地, 做出了一些原创性的成果. 本文将扼要介绍20年来中国核结构研究的成果.     

超重原子核与新元素研究

当前,原子核物理研究的一个重要前沿是探索原子核的电荷与质量极限,研究超重原子核与超重元素的性质,以及合成超重原子核。20世纪60年代,基于量子壳效应,理论预言质子数为114、中子数为184的原子核及其相邻核具有较长的寿命,甚至可能是稳定的,形成一个超重稳定岛。这个理论预言促进了重离子加速器及相关探测设备的建造,推动了重离子物理的发展。到目前,已经合成到了118号元素,填满了元素周期表的第7行。然而,合成更重的超重元素或包含更多中子的超重原子核面临着很多挑战,需要理论与实验密切结合,探索超重原子核的性质与合成机制,以登上超重稳定岛。文章概要评述超重原子核与新元素研究。首先介绍超重原子核与超重元素研究的背景及理论预言,包括超重核存在的根源、理论预言的概况等。之后简要给出实验合成超重核取得的主要进展和新元素命名情况。关于合成更重的超重元素面临的挑战,文章将针对利用重离子熔合蒸发反应合成超重核的截面低、所合成的超重核缺中子等情况展开讨论。最后评述近年来超重原子核结构性质、衰变、裂变与合成机制等方面的理论研究进展,包括超重核区的幻数和超重岛的位置,超重核的稳定性,利用重离子熔合蒸发反应合成超重核的三步过程及其复杂性,利用多核子转移合成超重核的探索,等等。The exploration of charge and mass limits of atomic nuclei and the synthesis of long-lived or stable superheavy nuclei (SHN) are at the frontier of modern nuclear physics. In the 1960s, based on the stability originating from quantum shell effects, the possible existence of an island of stability around 298114 was predicted. This prediction advanced the construction of heavy ion accelerators and detectors and the development of heavy ion physics. So far, superheavy elements (SHE) with Z up to 118 have been synthesized via heavy ion fusion reactions in laboratories. Recently the IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party (JWP) concluded that criteria for the discovery of new elements have been met for those with Z=113, 115, 117 and 118. Therefore the seventh period of the periodic table of elements is completed. To synthesize even heavier elements or more neutron-rich SHN by using heavy ion fusion reactions, one confronts many challenges. More efforts should be made to study the properties of SHN both experimentally and theoretically. In this short review on the study on SHN and SHE, we will first introduce the background and theoretical predictions of SHN, including the origin of the possible existence of SHN and the predicted island of stability of SHN, etc. Then we will present progresses made up to now concerning the synthesis of SHN and the naming of the four new elements. As for the challenges nuclear physicists confront in synthesizing even heavier SHEs, we will detail those connected with heavy ion fusion-evaporation reactions, namely, the tiny cross sections to produce SHN and the fact that only neutron-deficient SHNs can be synthesized. Finally we will discuss some theoretical progresses on the study of SHN, including the structure of SHN and proton and neutron magic numbers after 208Pb, the stability and the synthesis mechanism of SHN as well as what we should focus on in the future.     

A^80核区在束γ谱学研究进展

为深入研究原子核手征对称性自发破缺等重要的科学问题,山东大学(威海)核物理研究团队利用在束γ谱学实验技术,系统研究了A^80核区一系列原子核的能级结构,丰富了这个区域原子核的谱学信息,并对这些原子核的对称性、形状和运动模式等问题进行了探讨。研究结果表明,在A^80核区存在包括奇奇核和奇A核在内的多例候选手性原子核,能级寿命测量支持80Br的手性解释。此外,本文也讨论了随着中子数的增加,手征几何和八极关联效应的演化情况以及这个核区近球形核的中子跨壳激发现象。     

原子核壳模型发现前后

 大约四十年前,梅耶和詹森分别独立地提出了原子核壳模型,成功地解释了幻数等原子核结构的主要特性.虽然这个模型并未最终解决原子核结构问题,但它应作为研究原子核结构的基础模式已为世人所公认.因此,梅耶、詹森和对群论在核谱学上的应用作出重大贡献的魏格纳一起荣获了1963年度诺贝尔物理学奖金。本文介绍发现原子核壳模型的前后经过.卢瑟福发现原子内有核存在在1906年卢瑟福发现α粒子散射现象以后,盖革和马斯顿做了大量α粒子散射的研究工作.     

核结构数据库(NSDB)

基于最新的实验评价和模型计算的核结构数据, 组建了一个更新的核结构数据库(NSDB), 目前,该数据库包括稳定同位素的丰度和原子质量, 原子核基态和分离激发态的性质, 及原子核的变形、半径及其它性质等三部分的数据.     

A～150区域核晕带的形状变化和共存

利用E-GOS理论分析方法, 对A～150质量区域原子核进行了分析研究, 结果显示这一区域核具有振动和转动共存的特性, 而且存在一个临界点, 在此处原子核的结构特性发生了显著的变化. 同时也发现该区域核基本上处于U(5)→SU(3)过渡区域.     

Precision mass measurements of neutron halo nuclei using the TITAN Penning trap

Precise atomic mass determinations play a key role in various fields of physics, including nuclear physics, testing of fundamental symmetries and constants and atomic physics. Recently, the TITAN Penning trap measured the masses of several neutron halos. These exotic systems have an extended, diluted, matter distribution that can be modelled by considering a nuclear core surrounded by a halo formed by one or more of loosely bound neutrons. Combined with laser spectroscopy measurements of isotopic shifts precise masses can be used to obtain reliable charge radii and two-neutron-seperation energies for these halo nuclei. It is shown that these results can be used as stringent tests of nuclear models and potentials providing an important metric for our understanding of the interactions in all nuclei.     

原子核质量的测量和评估

质量是原子核的基本性质之一,在核物理和核天体物理中都有重要的应用。原子核质量测量是目前核物理研究的一个前沿热点课题,国际上各个核物理实验室积极发展新设备和新技术,在短寿命放射性核素测量和超高精度质量测量方面取得了重要进展,本文对此进行了总结评述。在兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环（HIRFL-CSR）上利用等时性质量谱仪测量了一些原子核的质量,本文对其在测量精度、核态最短寿命等前沿进展做了简要介绍,并介绍了正在发展的双飞行时间质量谱仪。原子质量评估收集所有与原子核质量相关的实验数据,经过评估后推荐出质量值及相应误差。原子质量评估AME2016于2017年3月发表,为科技工作者提供基准数据。Mass is a fundamental property of the atomic nucleus. Nuclear mass data play an important role in nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics. Thanks to the developments of novel mass spectrometers and radioactive nuclear beam facilities, the experimental knowledge of nuclear masses has been continuously expanding along two main directions, including:measurements aimed at high-precision mass values and at the most exotic nuclei far from the stability. The latest progress are reviewed in the paper. In the past few years, mass measurements of short-lived nuclides were performed using isochronous mass spectrometry based on the Cooler Storage Ring at the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou(HIRFL-CSR). The progresses on the frontiers of short half-life and high precision are introduced. The Atomic Mass Evaluation (AME) is the most reliable source for the comprehensive information related to the atomic (nuclear) masses. The latest version of the AME, i.e., AME2016, was published in March, 2017, serving the research community with the benchmark data.     

Nuclear structure effects in the isotope shift with halo nuclei

Corrections to atomic energy levels due to nuclear structure effects are discussed. These are the finite nuclear size combined with relativistic and recoil corrections, and the nuclear polarizability. Good understanding of these effects is necessary for interpretation of high-precision measurements of the isotope shifts with neutron-rich nuclei ^6,8He, ¹¹Li and ¹¹Be. The summary of the results of the accurate atomic structure calculations is presented also.     

Laser applications in nuclear physics: Present and future

The use of lasers for nuclear physics research is widespread and growing rapidly. The major impact in nuclear structure research has come from nuclear size and shape determinations for nuclei far from stability via high resolution isotope shift measurements. In addition, systematic data on nuclear magnetic and quadrupole moments have been obtained via the hyperfine splitting resolved in laser fluorescence studies of atomic spectra in both stable and unstable systems. The tunability, high intensity and inherent polarization of laser light can be used to polarize atomic nuclei for nuclear reaction studies. The rapid efficient polarization of unstable nuclei with lasers also presents opportunities for new research in nuclear physics. In this paper the physics of the laser interaction for the studies indicated will be introduced. Some examples of work completed and in progress will be presented primarily from on-line laser studies at charged particle accelerators. Extensions of current research, particularly with respect to possible studies of short-lived nuclei, are discussed and the synergistic effects of certain advances in quantum electronics and nuclear physics described.     

Influence of binding energies of electrons on nuclear mass predictions

Nuclear mass contains a wealth of nuclear structure information, and has been widely employed to extract the nuclear effective interactions. The known nuclear mass is usually extracted from the experimental atomic mass by subtracting the masses of electrons and adding the binding energy of electrons in the atom. However,the binding energies of electrons are sometimes neglected in extracting the known nuclear masses. The influence of binding energies of electrons on nuclear mass predictions are carefully investigated in this work. If the binding energies of electrons are directly subtracted from the theoretical mass predictions, the rms deviations of nuclear mass predictions with respect to the known data are increased by about 200 ke V for nuclei with Z, N 8. Furthermore, by using the Coulomb energies between protons to absorb the binding energies of electrons, their influence on the rms deviations is significantly reduced to only about 10 ke V for nuclei with Z, N 8. However, the binding energies of electrons are still important for the heavy nuclei, about 150 ke V for nuclei around Z = 100 and up to about 500 ke V for nuclei around Z = 120. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the binding energies of electrons to reliably predict the masses of heavy nuclei at an accuracy of hundreds of ke V.     

基于RIBLL2的奇特原子核电荷改变截面实验测量进展

电荷半径是原子核最基本的物理观测量之一,反映了原子核内的质子分布。精确的电荷半径测量是研究奇特原子核结构的重要手段。在相对论能区,通过高精度测量原子核的电荷改变截面来提取电荷半径是近年来发展起来的一种新方法,这种方法尤其适于探索产额很低的奇特原子核。自2013年以来,北京航空航天大学-中国科学院近代物理研究所课题组基于兰州第二条次级束流线（RIBLL2）,提出并建成原子核电荷改变截面测量平台,研制了相关的TOF-△E探测器系统,开展了轻核区二十余个原子核的电荷改变截面的实验测量工作。介绍了实验平台研制情况、初步结果以及下一步计划。Charge radius is one of the most fundamental observables of atomic nuclei, reflecting the proton distributions in nuclei. Their precision measurements have severed as a key tool to study nuclear structure. Recently, a novel method to deduce charge radii has been developed via precise measurements of charge-changing cross sections(CCCS) of exotic nuclei at relativistic energies. This method is in particular suitable for investigation of exotic nuclei with low production yield. In 2013, we proposed to make such measurements for exotic nuclei lighter than oxygen based on the RIBLL2 beam line. Since then, the TOF-△E detector system for particleidentification(PID) and the CCCS platform have been constructed, continuously optimized and tested. So far CCCS measurements on a carbon target have been performed for more than 20 isotopes. In this contribution, we will introduce the progress of detector development, the progress in PID, and our experimental progress and plan.     

Topics in atomic hyperfine structure and isotope shift

Recent developments in atomic hyperfine structure and isotope shift are discussed under the following aspects: (i) Precise evaluation of nuclear moments and isotopic change of nuclear charge radii by quantitative computation of atomic structure or by calibration of the atomic constants through results from electronic and mesic X-ray spectroscopy. (ii) How to apply spectroscopic methods to nuclei far off stability. (iii) What can be learned from a systematic investigation of long isotopic chains.