Enhanced production of neutron-rich rare isotopes in peripheral collisions at Fermi energies

A large enhancement in the production of neutron-rich projectile residues is observed in the reactions of a 25 MeV/nucleon 86Kr beam with the neutron-rich 124Sn and 64Ni targets relative to the predictions of the EPAX parametrization of high-energy fragmentation, as well as relative to the reaction with the less neutron-rich 112Sn target. A hybrid model based on a deep-inelastic transfer (DIT) code followed by a statistical deexcitation code accounts for part of the observed large cross sections. The DIT simulation indicates that the production of neutron-rich nuclides in these reactions is associated with peripheral nucleon exchange in which the neutron skins of the neutron-rich 124Sn and 64Ni target nuclei may play an important role. From a practical viewpoint, such reactions offer a novel synthetic avenue to access extremely neutron-rich rare isotopes towards the neutron-drip line.     

Double differential cross sections of light charged particle production for the n+~(238)U reaction

Production of light complex particles from the n+~(238) U reaction is analyzed with the exciton model including the improved Iwamoto-Harada pickup mechanism for the preequilibrium process. It is allowed that some of the nucleons forming the complex ejectile come from levels below the Fermi energy, and the intrinsic structure of the emitted particle is taken into account. The equilibrium-state emissions are also considered by using HauserFeshbach theory with the width fluctuation correction and the evaporation model. Moreover, all cross sections,angular distributions, energy spectra and double differential cross sections of neutron, proton, deuteron, triton and alpha emissions for the n+~(238) U reaction are consistently calculated and analyzed with nuclear theoretical models in the energy range En 150 MeV. ENDF-formatted nuclear data including information about the production of light charged particles are obtained.     

Diffusion model predictions for heavier systems: The reaction 197Au + 620 MeV 86Kr

The cross sections and angular distributions for fragments emitted in the reaction 620 MeV ⁸⁶Kr + ¹⁹⁷Au have been calculated using the Diffusion Model to describe the approach to equilibrium of the reaction system along the mass-asymmetry coordinate. The calculated quantities are compared with experimental results, and extensions of the theory are discussed.     

Cross-section prediction for isotopes near neutron drip line in ~(70, 80)Zn projectile fragmentation reactions

The cross sections for ~(59,60)Ca, recently measured in the 345 A MeV ~(70)Zn+~9 Be reaction,were estimated using the FRACS parametrization and an empirical formula,which are in good agreement.The FRACS parametrization and the empirical formula are combined to predict the cross sections for extreme calcium isotopes ~(66,70)Ca in the~(70,80)Zn+~9 Be reactions at the incident energies of ~(60,80),and 345 A MeV.The dependence of emperical formula parameters on the reaction system,as well as the incident energy,are discussed.The results indicate that ~(66,70)Ca can be discovered in reactions of ~(60,80)A MeV ~(80)Zn+~9 Be.The predicted binding energy for extreme neutron-rich isotopes by the spherical relativistic continuum Hartree-Bogoliubov theory was adopted in the calculation.Hence,the planned Beijing Isotope-Separation-On Line Neutron-Rich Beam Facility(BISOL),which is a third generation radioactive ion beam facility,could provide the opportunity to discover ~(66,70) Ca and neighboring neutron-drip line nuclei.     

Systematic CDCC calculations for ~11Be+p elastic scattering

Continuum discretised coupled-channels(CDCC) method with a ~(10)Be(0~+) + n two-body cluster model is applied to systematically analyze the elastic scattering of the halo nucleus ~(11)Be from the proton target at various incident energies below 100 MeV/nucleon.Using the renormalized ~(10)Be- p potential deduced from the ~(10)Be+ p elastic scattering data, the differential cross sections of ~(11)Be + p scattering are well reproduced by the CDCC calculations without any further adjustment parameters, demonstrating the applicability of this approach for describing the scattering of exotic nuclei based on the scattering of the less exotic core nuclei.     

Experimental determination of one-and two-neutron separation energies for neutron-rich copper isotopes

A method is proposed to determine the one-neutron S_n or two-neutron S_(2n) separation energy of neutronrich isotopes.Relationships between S_n(S_(2n)) and isotopic cross sections have been deduced from an empirical formula,i.e.,the cross section of an isotope exponentially depends on the average binding energy per nucleon B/A.The proposed relationships have been verified using the neutron-rich copper isotopes measured in the 64 A Me V ~(86)Kr+~9Be reaction.S_n,S_(2n),and B/A for the very neutron-rich ~(77,78,79)Cu isotopes are determined from the proposed correlations.It is also proposed that the correlations between S_n,S_(2n) and isotopic cross sections can be used to find the location of neutron drip line isotopes.     

Fragmentation Cross Sections of 12C on Different Targets at Beam Energies from 50 to 100MeV/Nucleon

The fragmentation cross sections of reactions ^12C＋^2H, ^12C, ^14N, ^16O at beam energies from 50 to 100 MeV/nucleon are investigated using the isospin-dependent Boltzmann-Langevin equation model. It is found that fragment species increase approximately with the increasing target mass. The fragment species and some fragments production cross sections in reactions of ^12C＋^12C, ^14N, ^16O show an obvious variation at the beam energies from 50 to 80 MeV/nucleon. However the calculated fragment production cross sections do not change much when the incident energy increases from 80 to 100 MeV/nucleon.     

Halo structure of (14)Be

The two-neutron halo nucleus (14)Be has been investigated in a kinematically complete measurement of the fragments ((12)Be and neutrons) produced in dissociation at 35 MeV/nucleon on C and Pb targets. Two-neutron removal cross sections, neutron angular distributions, and invariant mass spectra were measured, and the contributions from electromagnetic dissociation (EMD) were deduced. Comparison with three-body model calculations suggests that the halo wave function contains a large nu(2s(1/2))(2) admixture. The EMD invariant mass spectrum exhibited enhanced strength near threshold consistent with a nonresonant soft-dipole excitation.     

Entrance-channel dynamics in the reaction ~(40)Ca+~(208)Pb

The entrance-channel dynamics including capture, fusion, and quasifission processes for the reaction ~(40)Ca+~(208)Pb is investigated in the fully microscopic time-dependent Hartree-Fock(TDHF) theory. The calculations are performed in three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate without any symmetry restrictions, in which the full Skyrme energy functional SLy4d and SLy5 are adopted.We study the energy dependence of capture cross sections, and find that the experimental data are well reproduced by the TDHF calculations. Both fusion and quasifission events are observed in the reaction ~(40)Ca+~(208)Pb. The contact time, mass and charge of quasifission fragments show a wide distribution in SLy4d compared with SLy5, implying that more nucleons are transferred in the SLy4d calculations. We find that the total kinetic energy of quasifission fragments in the TDHF calculations is distributed around Viola systematics, indicating that most of the relative kinetic energy is dissipated in quasifission dynamics.     

Fusion reactions around the barrier for Be+~(238)U

Fusion-evaporation cross sections of ~(238)U (~9Be,5n)~(242)Cm are measured over a wide energy range around the Coulomb barrier.These measured cross sections are compared with model calculations using two codes,namely HIVAP2 and KEWPIE2.HIVAP2 calculations overestimate the measured fusion-evaporation cross sections by a factor of approximately 3.In KEWPIE2 calculations,two approaches,namely the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin(WKB) approximation and the empirical barrier-distribution (EBD) method,are used for the capture probability;both of them properly describe the measured cross sections.Additionally,fusion cross sections of ~(7,9)Be+~(238)U measured in two experiments are applied to constrain model calculations further through three codes,i.e.,HIVAP2,KEWPIE2,and CCFULL.Parameters in these codes are also examined by comparison with measured fusion cross sections.All the comparisons indicate that the KEWPIE2 calculations using the WKB approximation agree well with the measured cross sections of both fusion reactions ~(7,9)Be+~(238)U and the fusion-evaporation reaction ~(238)U (~9Be,5n)~(242)Cm.Calculations using the fusion code CCFULL are also in good agreement with the measured fusion cross sections of ~(7,9)Be+~(238)U.     

136Xe+198Pt多核子转移反应机制的理论研究

如何生成丰中子重核是目前原子核物理领域的热点问题之一,多核子转移反应是生成丰中子重核的一种可行途径.本工作采用时间相关的Hartree-Fock(TDHF)方法研究了136Xe+198Pt在Ec.m.=645 MeV的多核子转移反应.对动力学过程中的核子转移、能量耗散、形变核的朝向效应等进行了细致的分析,并结合统计衰变...     

Inclusive fragment production in84Kr +197Au atE/A=35 MeV

Inclusive cross sections of intermediate mass fragments from the reaction⁸⁴Kr+¹⁹⁷Au atE/A=35 MeV were measured over the range 8°≦Θ _lab≦70° with a low detection threshold. A moving-source parameterization was used to fit the double-differential cross sections. The integrated cross section for fragment production exceeds the total reaction cross section thus indicating a large probability for multi-fragment processes. The deduced large temperature parameters can be explained by assuming emission from a rotating source. From the comparison to reactions with¹²C and⁴⁰Ar projectiles at E/A=30 MeV a systematics of inclusive fragment production as a function of the projectile mass is obtained.     

Origin of projectile-like fragments from40Ar +68Zn collisions between 15 and 35 MeV/nucleon: Direct transfer of nucleons and projectile fragmentation

The projectile-like fragments emitted in the⁴⁰Ar +⁶⁸Zn reaction performed at 14.6, 19.6, 27.6 and 35 MeV/nucleon are studied. Their energy spectra and angular distributions have been measured. Velocities, widths of the linear momentum distributions and cross sections have been deduced. The results are discussedi) in terms of transfer of a few nucleons and analysed with a diffractional model. They are consistent, for stripping reactions, with a direct transfer of nucleons and a target excitation yielding multiparticlemultihole configurations,ii) In terms of projectile fragmentation-like process with a modified abrasion model taking into account the energy separation of the participant nucleons. The projectile fragmentation-like process appears above 20 MeV/nucleon and strongly competes with transfer of nucleons at 35 MeV/nucleon. The evolution of the mechanisms with incident energy is discussed on the basis of the reduced widths of the linear momentum distributions and on those of velocities and cross sections.     

A New Measurement of ~(11)Be(p,d) Transfer Reaction

A new11 Be(p,d) transfer reaction experiment is performed in inverse kinematics with a radioactive11 Be beam at26.9 MeV. Three low-lying states, namely the 0+ground state, the 2~+ state at E_x = 3.37 MeV, and the multiplet at around 6 MeV in10 Be, are populated by this one-neutron transfer reaction. These three states in10 Be are clearly discriminated from the -value spectrum, which is rebuilt from energies and angles of the recoil deuterons in coincidence with10 Be. A spectroscopic factor for each state is extracted by comparing the experimental differential cross sections to the theoretical calculation results using the finite range adiabatic distorted wave approximation method with different global nucleon-nucleus potentials. It is found that the newly extracted spectroscopic factors for the 0+and 2+states are consistent with the previous ones, but the factor for the multiplet is smaller than the value in the reference, and the possible reason is discussed.     

Fragmentation of stable and neutron-rich 12-16C into boron fragments at approximately 240 MeV/nucleon

The elemental fragmentation cross sections of boron fragments produced by stable and neutron-rich^12-16C beams with a carbon target were systematically measured at an incident beam energy of approximately 240 MeV/nucleon.The measured cross sections were found to increase as the projectile mass number increases.The observed feature is explained qualitatively based on the abrasion-ablation two-stage reaction model and is compared quantitatively with predictions from various reaction models,including empirical and statistical models.All models agree with the measured cross sections within a factor of 2.     

从能谱中提取核子-核子碰撞截面的信息

用同位旋相关的量子分子动力学(IQMD)模型计算了入射能量在30~200 MeV/u内, 不同中质比的反应系统(76Zn+76Zn, 76Ge+76Ge,76Se+76Se和76Kr+76Kr)碰撞产生的原子核阻止和反应产物能谱。 发现原子核阻止和不同方向的动能比值有很强的关联性,且可以用垂直方向和平行方向的碎片总动能比值的平方根近似地代替原子核阻止,用来提取同位旋相关介质中的核子-核子碰撞截面的信息。在核反应实验中,很容易测量到该物理量, 它是一个较好的探针。 The collision of different neutron/proton ratio, intermediate mass reaction systems(76Zn+76Zn, 76Ge+76Ge,76Se+76Se and 76Kr+76Kr) at the beam energy of 30~200 MeV/u are studied by using isospin dependent quantum molecular dynamics(IQMD) model. It is found that there exists a strong relationship between nuclear stopping and the ratio of different direction kinetic energy, and nuclear stopping can be replaced by the square root of the ratio of perpendicular and parallel total kinetic energy of fragments, and it can be used to extract information of isospin dependent in medium nucleon nucleon cross section. This physical quantity can be easily measured in nuclear reaction experiments, and it is a better probe.     

Photodisintegration of tantalum

The yields of photonucleon reactions on the isotope ¹⁸¹Ta that are induced by bremsstrahlung photons whose endpoint energy is 67.7 MeV are measured by the residual-activity method. The cross sections for photonucleon reactions on the isotope ¹⁸¹Ta are calculated on the basis of the TALYS code and a combined model. The measured reaction yields are compared with their counterparts rescaled from cross sections obtained in experiments that employed beams of quasimonochromatic and bremsstrahlung photons. The spectra of neutrons emitted from ¹⁸¹Ta nuclei after the absorption of photons having various energies are calculated within the TALYS code and the combined model in question.     

Production cross sections of multiply charged fragments in heavy ion interactions at 150–200 MeV/nucleon

A total of 1720 ¹⁶O-emulsion nucleus interactions at 150–200 MeV/nucleon have been investigated. Production cross sections of multiply charged projectile fragments are given. It is found that the cross section for the production of N, C, B and Be projectile fragments in ¹⁶O-nucleus interactions is similar at 0.2 and 2 GeV/nucleon. The fragmentation cross sections for Li and He are larger at 0.2 than at 2 GeV/nucleon.     

Study of ~3He inelastic scattering on ~(13)C and ~(14)C at 37.9 MeV

The differential cross sections of elastic and inelastic scattering of ³He ions on ¹³C and ¹⁴C have been studied at an energy of 37.9 MeV with a double folding model based on M3Y-Reid effective nucleon-nucleon interaction. The resulted parameters have been used for the standard Distorted Wave Born Approximation calculations of angular distributions corresponding to different excitations levels of ¹³C and ¹⁴C and deformation parameters have been deduced.