Boundary Conditions of Wigner-Seitz Cell in Inner Crust of Neutron Stars with Relativistic Mean Field Approach

The microscopic structure of the Wigner-Seitz （W-S） cell in the inner crust of neutron stars is investigated with the relativistic mean field （RMF） approach. The W-S cell is composed of a cluster of neutrons and protons localized in a region around the centre and surrounded by a neutron gas of approximately uniform density. In order to generate the density of the W-S cell, appropriate boundary conditions in the calculation of the single-particle wavefunctions are necessary. We emphasize on the choice of the boundary conditions in the RMF approach. Three kinds of boundary conditions are suggested. The properties of the W-S cell with the three kinds of boundary conditions are investigated. The neutron density distributions in the RMF and Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov （HFB） models are compared. It is found that the neutron gas densities of the W-S cell in the RMF model is higher than those obtained in the HFB model.     

Neutron and Proton Diffusion in Fusion Reactions for the Synthesis of Superheavy Nuclei

The restriction of the one dimensional （1D） master equation （ME） with the mass number of the projectile-like fragment as a variable is studied, and a two-dimensional （2D） master equation with the neutron and proton numbers as independent variables is set up, and solved numerically. Our study showed that the 2D ME can describe the fusion process well in all projectile target combinations. Therefore the possible channels to synthesize super-heavy nuclei can be studied correctly in wider possibilities. The available condition for employing 1D ME is pointed out.     

Production of Charged Scalars from the Littlest Higgs Model Associated with Top Quark at LHC

The littlest Higgs （LH） model is the most economical one among various little Higgs models, which predicts the existence of the charged scalars Φ^±. In this paper, we study the production of the charged Higgs boson Φ^- with single top quark via the process gb →tΦ^- at the CERN Large Hadron Collider （LHC）. The numerical results show that the production cross section is sma/ler than 0.2 pb in most of the parameters space, it is very difficult to observe the signatures of the charged scalars via the process pp → gb ＋ X → tΦ^- ＋ X at the LHC experiments. However, it can open a window to distinguish the top-pions in the TC2 model or charged Higgs in the MSSM from Φ^±.     

Superheavy element chemistry at GSI – status and perspectives

Superheavy elements have been synthesized and chemically characterized one-atom-at-a-time up to element 108. Presently, the quest for identification and investigation of element 112 is one of the hottest topics in this field. The transactinide elements 104 to 108 are members of group 4 to 8 of the periodic table and element 112 belongs into group 12. For some of these elements detailed chemical properties have been revealed which show stunning deviations from simple extrapolations within their respective group while others exhibit great similarities with their lighter homologues. All presently known chemical properties of seaborgium (Sg, element 106) — the heaviest element whose behavior was investigated in aqueous solution — and hassium (Hs, element 108) were obtained in experiments performed at the GSI in large international collaborations. Recently, the highly efficient and very clean separation of Hs was applied for nuclear studies of various Hs nuclides investigating their cross section and their nuclear decay properties in the region of the N=162 neutron shell. To overcome certain limitations of the presently used on-line chemical separations the new TransActinide Separator and Chemistry Apparatus (TASCA) — with a gas-filled recoil separator as a front-end tool — was designed and built at the GSI in a collaborative effort. Presently in its commissioning phase, TASCA shall be a key instrument for a big leap into quantitatively and qualitatively new experiments in the region of superheavy elements.     

Higgs and Single Top Associated Production at the LHC in the Left-Right Twin Higgs Model

In the framework of the left-right twin Higgs(LRTH) model, we study the Higgs boson and single top quark associated production at the LHC. We investigate the processes pp → thj, pp → thˉb and pp → th W at the 8(14) Te V LHC and find that the production cross sections of the three processes can be enhanced at different levels. Among them,the production cross section of the process pp → thˉb is enhanced significantly due to the contribution of the new particles predicted by the LRTH model.     

Experimental signature of entrance channel effect in heavy mass region via evaporation residue cross section and spin distribution measurements

Evaporation residue (ER) cross sections and gamma multiplicity distributions have been measured for ¹⁶O + ¹⁸⁴W and ¹⁹F + ¹⁸¹Ta systems in the excitation energy range of 50–90 MeV, leading to the same compound nucleus ²⁰⁰Pb^∗. Comparison of experimental results of both the systems shows that ER cross sections and moments of gamma multiplicity distribution of ¹⁶O + ¹⁸⁴W system are significantly higher than those of ¹⁹F + ¹⁸¹Ta system at higher excitation energies. Present measurements directly shows the experimental signature of entrance channel effect even with the systems which are not very different with respect to their entrance channel mass asymmetry. It is further demonstrated that the reduction in the ER cross section and moments of spin distribution for ¹⁹F + ¹⁸¹Ta system is mainly due to the suppression of fusion of higher l values.     

Entrance channel potentials in the synthesis of the heaviest nuclei

Entrance channel potentials in nucleus-nucleus collisions, relevant for the synthesis of superheavy elements, are systematically studied within a semi-microscopic approach, where microscopic nuclear densities of the colliding spherical or deformed nuclei are used in semi-classical expressions of the energy-density functional. From experimental data on fusion windows evidence is found that the existence of pockets in the entrance channel potentials is crucial for fusion. Criteria for the choice of the best collision systems for the synthesis of superheavy elements are discussed. Received: 14 May 2002 / Accepted: 6 June 2002 / Published online: 26 November 2002 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: v.denisov@gsi.de, denisov@kinr.kiev.ua RID="b" ID="b"e-mail: w.nrnbrg@gsi.de Communicated by P. Schuck     

Associated Production of the Charged and Neutral Higgs Bosons at the ILC within the Higgs Triplet Model

The Higgs Triplet Model (HTM) predicts the existences of the extra neutral scalars H_i(H_i = H, A) and the charged Higgs bosons (H^± and H^±±). In this work, we make a systematic investigation for the associated production of the singly-charged and neutral Higgs bosons via the processes: \(e^{+}e^{-}\rightarrow H^{+}W^{-}H\) and \(e^{+}e^{-}\rightarrow H^{+}W^{-}A\). From the numerical evaluations for the production cross sections and relevant phenomenological analysis we find that (i) the production rates of these processes can reach the level of several fb with reasonable parameter values; (ii) due to the large production rates and small backgrounds, the signals of these scalars might be detected via these processes at the future ILC experiments; and (iii) for the case of \(m_{H_{i}}> m_{H^{\pm }}> m_{H^{\pm \pm }}\), the cascade decay modes \(H_{i}\to H^{\pm }W^{\mp \ast }\) with \(H^{\pm }\to H^{\pm \pm }W^{\mp \ast }\) would lead to production of H⁺⁺H^?? accompanied by several virtual W bosons. Such characteristic feature can help us to distinguish the HTM from the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model (2HDM) and the Minimal Supersymmetric Model (MSSM).     

Associated ZH and WH Production in Left-Right Twin Higgs Model at LHC

At the CERN large hadron collider (LHC), production of the Higgs boson in association with Z or W bosons provides a dramatic experimental signal for detecting the standard model (SM) Higgs boson. In this paper, we consider the contributions of the left-right twin Higgs (LRTH) model to the processes q\bar{q}→Z(W)H. Our numerical results show that, in the favorable parameter spaces, the cross sections deviate distinctly from the predictions
of the SM. The possible signals of the LRTH model can be detected via these processes at the LHC experiments.     

Fusion near the Coulomb barrier for the synthesis of heavy and superheavy elements: A theoretical approach

The compound nucleus formation is considered as a two-step process of touching and subsequent tunneling of the projectile into the target. The deep minima in the potential energy curve are due to shell effects in the experimental binding energies and give possible target-projectile combinations for the synthesis of heavy and superheavy elements. The asymmetric channels thus obtained are in remarkable agreement with the known experimental channels. In our model, the colliding partners are first shown to be captured in the pocket behind the outer (touching) barrier and the composite system so formed finally tunnels through the inner (fusion) barrier to form the resulting compound nucleus. These calculations reveal the importance of the fusion barrier, which occur only for the asymmetric target-projectile combinations. The calculated fusion cross-sections show a reasonable comparison with the observed one-neutron evaporation residue cross-sections. An estimate of the excitation energy carried by the compound nucleus is also obtained from our model calculations.     

Cross sections of 102 element isotopes formation in the reactions of22Ne+236U and26Mg+232Th

The production cross sections of the isotopes²⁵²102,²⁵³102, and²⁵⁴102 were measured for the heavy ion fusion reactions of²²Ne+²³⁶U and²⁶Mg+²³²Th by using the kinematic separator VASSILISSA. The obtained excitation functions and the maximum production cross sections are compared with the ones for more asymmetric reactions leading to the same compound nucleus²⁵⁸102. The experimental cross sections and the results of statistical model calculations are compared and discussed.The authors express their gratitude to Prof. Yu. Ts. Oganessian for his great interest and support of this work, to Drs. E.A. Cherepanov, Yu.A. Muzychka and B.I. Pustylnik for the calculations and for the useful discussions.     

Measurement of fusion excitation functions of 27, 29, 31Al + 197Au

A systematic study of the sub-barrier fusion reactions with neutron-rich projectiles has been carried out for three isotopes ^27,29,31Al bombarding a ¹⁹⁷Au target. A target chamber equipped with a target stack and sets of MWPC was employed in order to enhance the efficiency of the radioactive beam experiment. Coupled-channel calculations including the quadrupole excitations do not well fit the measured fusion excitation functions, whereas flat barrier distributions to represent the coupling to the neutron transfer largely account for the observed enhancement of the sub-barrier fusion cross-sections. Received: 13 March 2001 / Accepted: 27 April 2001     

Single-Proton Pickup Reaction of the Halo Nucleus ^6He on a ^9Be Target at 25 MeV/nucleon

The inclusive differential cross sections of the ^7 Li nucleus in a reaction induced by ^6He on a ^9Be target are measured at an incident energy of 25 MeV/nucleon. Finite-range distorted-wave Born approximation calculations suggest that these ^7 Li particles are formed in a direct single-proton pickup reaction ^9Be（^6He,^7 Li）^8Li. The experimental data can be well reproduced by taking into account of the contributions of both the ground states and the first excited states of ^7Li and ^8Li.     

Startup of superheavy element chemistry at RIKEN

A review is given on the startup of the superheavy element (SHE) chemistry at RIKEN. A gas-jet transport system for the SHE chemistry has been coupled to the gas-filled recoil ion separator GARIS at the RIKEN Linear Accelerator. The performance of the system was appraised using ²⁰⁶Fr and ²⁴⁵Fm produced in the ¹⁶⁹Tm (⁴⁰Ar, 3n) ²⁰⁶Fr and ²⁰⁸Pb (⁴⁰Ar, 3n) ²⁴⁵Fm reactions, respectively. The α particles of ²⁰⁶Fr and ²⁴⁵Fm separated with GARIS and transported by the gas-jet were identified with a rotating wheel system for α spectrometry under desired low background condition. The high gas-jet efficiencies over 80% were independent of the beam intensities up to 2 particle μA. A gas-jet coupled target system for the production of SHEs was also installed on the beam line of the RIKEN K70 AVF cyclotron. The gas-jet transport of ²⁵⁵No and ²⁶¹Rf produced in the ²³⁸U (²²Ne, 5n) ²⁵⁵No and ²⁴⁸Cm (¹⁸O, 5n) ²⁶¹Rf reactions, respectively, was conducted for the future chemical studies of ²⁶⁵Sg via the ²⁴⁸Cm (²²Ne, 5n) ²⁶⁵Sg reaction.     

Production of Neutral Top-Pion Associated with a Gauge Boson at LHC

In this paper, we study the production of the neutral top-pion (Π⁰_t) associated with a gauge boson at the LHC, i.e. pp→Π⁰_tV(V=g,W,Z,γ). The cross section of pp→Π⁰_tg is at the level of 10² pb in the most parameter space. Such a process with the flavor-changing decay mode Π⁰_t→ tc might provide viable signatures to detect Π⁰_t at the LHC. The cross sections of other processes pp→Π⁰_tW(Z,γ) are too small to detect Π⁰_t, which open a window to distinguish the Higgs boson in the SM or MSSM from Π⁰_t.     

Shell Correction and Pairing Energies in the Dinuclear System Model

We investigate the dependences of the potential energy surfaces （PES） and the fusion probabilities for some cold fusion reactions leading to super-heavy elements on the nuclear shell effect and pairing energy. It is found that the shell effect plays an important role in the fusion of the super-heavy element while pairing energy＇s contribution is insignificant. The fusion probabilities and evaporation residue cross sections as functions of the Ge-isotope projectile bombarding ^208Pb are also investigated. It is found that evaporation residue cross sections do not always increase with the increasing neutron number of Ge-isotope.     

Nuclear Hexadecapole Deformation Effects on the Production of Super-Heavy Elements

We investigate the effects of the nuclear hexadecapole deformations on the interaction potentials between nuclei, the driving potentials and the fusion probabilities for some cold fusion reactions leading to super-heavy elements. It is found that nuclear hexadecapole deformations change significantly the structure of the driving potentials and the fusion probabilities for some reaction channels.     

Single Production of Charged Gauge Boson WH^- from Left-Right Twin Higgs Model in Association with Top Quark at LHC

The twin Higgs mechanism has recently been proposed to solve the little hierarchy problem. In the context of the left-right twin Higgs （LRTH） model, we discuss single production of the new charged gauge boson WH^- , which is predicted by the left-right twin Higgs model, in association with top quark at the CERN Large Hadron Collider （LHC）. It is found that, for a typical nonzero value of mass mixing parameter M = 150 GeV in the LRTH model, the production cross section is in the range of 3 ×10^-2 - 6.07×10^3 fb at the LHC. As long as the WH^- is not too heavy, the possible signatures of the heavy charged gauge boson might be detected at the LHC experiments.     

Dynamic polarization in the Coulomb breakup of loosely bound F

Angular distributions of the Coulomb breakup of radioactive ¹⁷F were measured by impinging a 10 MeV/nucleon beam on ²⁰⁸Pb and on ⁵⁸Ni to study the dynamic polarization effects. The breakup products, oxygen and a proton, were detected in coincidence. First-order perturbation theory significantly overpredicts the breakup cross section for the ²⁰⁸Pb target. Dynamical calculations with a dynamic polarization as the leading order correction were performed. The calculations reproduce the data for ¹⁷F on ⁵⁸Ni but overpredict the breakup of ¹⁷F on ²⁰⁸Pb by a factor of two at forward angles.