Nuclear structure around ~(80)Zr

Recent years have witnessed intense activity concerning the study of nuclei with equal numbers of neutrons and protons (N = Z). Exotic properties have been exhibited in the N = Z nuclei, especially in those with atomic masses around 80. In the present paper, the projected shell model(PSM)together with a relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov (RHB) theory is used to study the nuclear structure near the N = Z line in the mass A ≈ 80 region. For three Zr isotopes 80,82,84Zr, the projected potential energy surfaces and ground state bands are calculated. It is shown that shape coexistence occurs in all of these nuclei. Moreover, we find that the residual neutron-proton interaction strongly affects the ground state band of 80Zr; however, it slightly modifies those of 82Zr and 84Zr.     

Evolution of N=28 shell closure in relativistic continuum Hartree-Bogoliubov theory

The N = 28 shell gap in sulfur, argon, calcium and titanium isotopes is investigated in the framework of relativistic continuum Hartree-Bogoliubov(RCHB) theory. The evolutions of neutron shell gap, separation energy,single particle energy and pairing energy are analyzed, and it is found that the N = 28 shell gap is quenched in sulfur isotopes but persists in argon, calcium and titanium isotopes. The evolution of the N = 28 shell gap in the N = 28 isotonic chain is discussed, and the erosion of the N = 28 shell gap is understood with the evolution of potential with proton number.     

The relativistic consistent angular-momentum projected shell model study of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>=<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis> nucleus <Superscript>52</Superscript>Fe

The relativistic consistent angular-momentum projected shell model(ReCAPS) is used in the study of the structure and electromagnetic transitions of the low-lying states in the N=Z nucleus 52Fe.The model calculations show a reasonably good agreement with the data.The backbending at 12+ is reproduced and the energy level structure suggests that neutron-proton interactions play important roles.     

Center-of-mass correction and rotational correction in covariant density functional theory

Center-of-mass(c.m.) correction and rotational correction in even-even Ge isotopes are systematically investigated within the triaxially deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov model using the PC-PK1 force. The shell effect and deformation effect on the microscopic c.m. correction and rotational correction are discussed, and the importance of both corrections on reproducing the binding energy is demonstrated.     

超重核的壳结构

在相对论连续谱Hartree Bogoliubov(RCHB)理论框架下,在质子数Z=100—140和中子数N=Z+30—2Z+32等偶偶核中进行了超重球形双幻核的探索.采用的有效相互作用为NL1,NL3,NLSH,TM1,TW 99,DD ME1,PK1和PK1R.基于对双核子分离能(S2p和S2n)、双核子能隙(δ2p和δ2n)、壳修正能量(Epshell)、对能(Eppair和Enpair)和有效对能隙(Δp和Δn)等物理量和能shell和En级结构的分析,预言了可能的质子幻数和中子幻数,并观察到在超重核区壳的弱化现象. The magic proton and neutron numbers are searched in the superheavy region with proton number Z=100 —140 and neutron number N=(Z+30) — (2Z+32) by the relativistic continuum Hartree-Bogoliubov (RCHB) theory with interactions NL1, NL3, NLSH, TM1, TW99, DD-ME1, PK1, and PK1R. Based on the two-nucleon separation energies S_(2p )and S_(2n) , the two-nucleon gaps δ_(2p) and δ_(2n), the shell correction energies E~p_(shell) and E~n_(shell), the pairing energies E~p_(pair) and E~n_(pair), and...     

等离子体屏蔽效应对Ar~(16+)基态和激发态能级的影响

基于Rayleigh-Ritz变分原理,发展了一套处理弱耦合等离子体环境中多电子原子(离子)非相对论能量及其相对论修正的解析方法.通过考虑电子间交换相互作用以及内外壳层电子的屏蔽效应,计算了Ar~(16+)基态1s~2~1S、单激发态1sns~(1,3)S (n=2—5), 1snp~(1,3)P (n=2—5)和双激发态2snp~1P (n=2—5)非相对论能量及其相对论修正值(包括质量修正、单体和双体达尔文修正以及自旋-自旋接触相互作用项),讨论了等离子体屏蔽效应对能级的影响.结果表明:相对论质量修正和第一类达尔文修正占主导,比其他相对论修正项高出三个数量级.此外,等离子体屏蔽效应具有明显的态选择性,屏蔽效应对外壳层电子的影响大于内壳层电子,随着等离子体屏蔽参数的增加,外壳层电子轨道向外延展,激发态越高,延展程度越大.     

Theoretical Study on N = 126 Shell Evolution

The nuclei around magic number N = 126 are investigated in the deformed relativistic mean field （RMF） model with effective interactions TMA. We focus investigations on the N = 126 isotonic chain. The N = 126 shell evolution is studied by analyzing the variations of two-neutron （proton） separation energies, quadruple deformations, single particle levels etc. The good agreement of two-neutron separation energies between experimental data and calculated values is reached. The RMF theory predicts that the sizes of N = 126 shell become smaller and smaller with the increasing of proton number Z. However, the N = 126 shell exists in our calculated region all along. According to the calculated two-proton separation energies, the RMF theory suggests ^220Pu is a two-proton drip-line nucleus in the N = 126 isotonic chain.     

Electroproduction of π from C leading to low-lying residual states in B

Energy distributions of π⁺ produced from ¹²C by electrons of total energy 195 MeV were measured at various angles. The results show large contributions from transitions leaving the residual nucleus in the ground (1⁺), first (2⁺) excited state and states at around 4.5 MeV. The angular distributions of ¹²C(γ, π⁺)¹²B leading to these residual states are deduced from the energy distributions by the unfolding method with the virtual photon theory. Theoretical results with the Helm model and the shell model are compared with the experimental results. Their relative shapes are in good agreement. A better agreement in the absolute value is found for the theoretical results which include the final-state interaction estimated with a pion optical potential. The surface production model shows better agreement with the experimental (γ, π⁺) cross sections than the volume production model.     

System size dependence in backward relativistic hadron production in pA and AA collisions

Abstract： In this comprehensive study the multiplicity characteristics of the backward emitted relativistic hadron （shower particle） through hadron-nucleus and nucleus-nucleus are overviewed in three dimensions. These dimensions are the projectile size, target size, and energy. To confirm the universality in this production system, wide ranges of system size and energy （Elab～2.1 A up to 200 A GeV） are used. The multiplicity characteristics of this hadron imply a limiting behavior with respect to the projectile size and energy. The target size is the main effective parameter in this production system. The exponential decay shapes is a characteristic feature of the backward shower particle multiplicity distributions. The decay constant changes with the target size to be nearly 2.02, 1.41, and 1.12 for the interactions with CNO, Era, and AgBr nuclei, respectively, irrespective of the projectile size and energy. While the backward production probability and average multiplicity are constants at different projectile sizes and energies, they can be correlated with the target size in power law relations.     

CuTe,Cu2和Cu2Te的结构与势能函数

在Cu和Te的RECP(Relativistic Effective Core Potential)近似下,运用B3LYP方法,在LANL2DZ基组水平上对CuTe,Cu₂和Cu₂Te分子体系的结构进行优化计算.结果表明,CuTe和Cu₂分子的基电子状态分别为²Π和¹∑_g⁺,Cu₂Te分子的基态为单重态的C_2V构型,其电子状态为¹A₁.同时还计算了Cu₂Te分子基态的离解能、力常数和振动频率.采用最小二乘法拟合出CuTe和Cu₂分子Murrell-Sorbie势能函数参数.在此基础上,运用多体展式理论方法导出Cu₂Te分子基态势能函数的解析表达式,其势能面准确复现了平衡态的结构特征.     

Deexcitation Energy of Superdeformed Secondary Minima as a Probe to Density Dependence of Symmetry Energy

Deexcitation energies of superdeformed secondary minima of odd-odd A u and T1 isotopes are investigated with the relativistic mean field （RMF） model where the isoscalar-isovector coupling is included to change the symmetry energy. It is verified by the theoretical analysis and numerical results that the deexcitation energies of superdeformed secondary minima relative to the ground states in these heavy nuclei are sensitive to differences in the symmetry energy. In particular, the linear correlation between the deexeitation energies of odd-odd Au and T1 isotopes and the neutron skin thickness in 208Pb is established. Moreover, explorations are extended to superdeformed candidates of other mass regions. It is found that the linear correlation can even be established between the deexcitation energies and the symmetry pressure at subsaturation density. These indicate that deexcitation energies can serve as a probe to the density dependence of the symmetry energy.     

The neutron halo structure of 17B studied with the relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory

The properties of neutron-rich boron isotopes are studied in the relativistic continuum Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in coordinate space with NL-SH, PK1 and TM2 effective interactions. Pairing corrections are taken into account by a density dependent force of zero range. The binding energies calculated for these nuclei agree with the experimental data quite well. The neutron-rich nucleus ¹⁷B has been predicted to have a two-neutron halo structure in its ground state. The halo structure of ¹⁷B is reproduced in a self-consistent way, and this halo is shown to be formed by the valence neutron level 2_s1/2.     

Jet-photon conversion with energy loss in heavy ion collisions

The rate of high energy photons produced from energetic jets during their propagation through the QGP at RHIC and LHC is studied by taking into account the contribution of jet quenching in the medium. It is shown that the jet quenching effect reduces the rate of jet-photon conversion at large transverse momemtum by about 40% at RHIC with √8= 200 AGeV, and by about 80% at LHC with √8 = 5500 AGeV.     

Antipairing and antistretching in 22Ne

The ground state rotational band of ²²Ne has been investigated with the angular momentum and particle number projected Hartree-Bogoliubov theory. Variation before projections was performed in the framework of the constrained Hartree-Bogoliubov theory with the quadrupole moment and the degree of pairing as constraints. It is shown that there is a clear decrease of the pairing correlations (antipairing) and a decrease of the quadrupole deformation (antistretching) with increasing angular momentum. The antipairing effect appears to be essential to reproduce the experimentally known deviation of the spectrum from the J(J + 1) rule. The antistretching indicated by the B(E2) values is much stronger than that indicated by the calculated static quadrupole moments. This amounts to a breakdown of the rotational picture which is possibly connected with the low band cut-off values in the sd shell. The antipairing effect decreases the antistretching only slightly. The interaction between the pairing and quadrupole degrees of freedom is found to be too weak to change the earlier conclusions concerning antipairing and antistretching in the whole sd shell. No inert core was assumed in the calculations. The effective G-matrix elements of the Hamada-Johnston potential were used as an interaction.     

The effect of neutron-proton pairing correlations on the transfer of a neutron-proton pair

A theory of neutron-proton pairing interaction is developed considering bothJ=0T=1 andJ≠0T=0 correlations. The model of a singlej-shell is investigated explicitly forN=Z nuclei. Instead of solving the full HFB (Hartree Fock Bogoliubov) problem a variational method is used for determining the ground state energy and wavefunction. Our model shows that the best solutions contain either onlyT=0 or onlyT=1 correlations. A solution mixingT=0 andT=1 is energetically worse. It is estimated in PWBA (Plane Wave Born Approximation) that for ground state transitions at light nuclei in the transfer of a neutron-proton pair the cross section is enhanced up to a factor 3 by pairing correlations compared with shell model calculations.     

Determination of the N=16 shell closure at the oxygen drip line

The neutron unbound ground state of (25)O (Z=8, N=17) was observed for the first time in a proton knockout reaction from a (26)F beam. A single resonance was found in the invariant mass spectrum corresponding to a neutron decay energy of 770_+20(-10) keV with a total width of 172(30) keV. The N=16 shell gap was established to be 4.86(13) MeV by the energy difference between the nu1s(1/2) and nu0d(3/2) orbitals. The neutron separation energies for (25)O agree with the calculations of the universal sd shell model interaction. This interaction incorrectly predicts an (26)O ground state that is bound to two-neutron decay by 1 MeV, leading to a discrepancy between the theoretical calculations and experiment as to the particle stability of (26)O. The observed decay width was found to be on the order of a factor of 2 larger than the calculated single-particle width using a Woods-Saxon potential.     

BCl和BCl2(2A1)的结构与势能函数

采用多种方法,配有多种基组对BCl和BCl2分子的基态结构进行优化计算,优选出B3P86/6-311++G(3df,3pd)方法对BCl分子进行计算得到基态为 、键长 =1.7159nm,谐振频率为 ;优选出QCISD/6-31G(d,p)方法对BCl2分子进行计算得到基态为 ,平衡核间距RBCl=0.17284nm、键角 =125.3466o、离解能 =8.0592eV,并计算出了谐振频率和力常数．在此基础上,运用多体展式理论方法,推导出BCl2分子的解析势能函数,其等值势能面图准确呈现出BCl2分子的结构特征及能量变化曲线．由此讨论了Cl+BCl和B+ClCl分子反应的势能面特征．可用于研究该分子的微观反应动力学特性．     

Exploring the low-Z shore of the island of inversion at n=19

The technique of invariant mass spectroscopy has been used to measure, for the first time, the ground state energy of neutron-unbound (28)F, determined to be a resonance in the (27)F+n continuum at 220(50) keV. States in (28)F were populated by the reactions of a 62 MeV/u (29)Ne beam impinging on a 288 mg/cm(2) beryllium target. The measured (28)F ground state energy is in good agreement with USDA/USDB shell model predictions, indicating that pf shell intruder configurations play only a small role in the ground state structure of (28)F and establishing a low-Z boundary of the island of inversion for N=19 isotones.