94 -Decay Half-lives of Neutron-Rich 55Cs to 67Ho: Experimental Feedback and Evaluation of the r-Process Rare-Earth Peak Formation

Autor: Wu, J, Nishimura, S, Lorusso, G, Moller, P, Ideguchi, E, Regan, Patrick, Simpson, GS, Soderstrom, P-A, Walker, Philip, Watanabe, H, Xu, ZY, Baba, H, Browne, F, Daido, R, Doornenbal, P, Fang, YF, Gey, G, Isobe, T, Lee, PS, Liu, JJ, Li, Z, Korkulu, Z, Patel, Z, Phong, V, Rice, S, Sakurai, H, Sinclair, L, Sumikama, T, Tanaka, M, Yagi, A, Ye, YL, Yokoyama, R, Zhang, GX, Alharbi, T, Aoi, N, Bello Garrote, FL, Benzoni, G, Bruce, AM, Carroll, RJ, Chae, KY, Dombradi, Z, Estrade, A, Gottardo, A, Griffin, CJ, Kanaoka, H, Kojouharov, I, Kondev, FG, Kubono, S, Kurz, N, Kuti, I, Lalkovski, S, Lane, GJ, Lee, EJ, Lokotko, T, Lotay, Gavin, Moon, C-B, Nishibata, H, Nishizuka, I, Nita, CR, Odahara, A, Podolyak, Zsolt, Roberts, OJ, Schaffner, H, Shand, Callum, Taprogge, J, Terashima, S, Vajta, Z, Yoshida, S
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Popis: The -decay half-lives of 94 neutron-rich nuclei 144−151Cs, 146−154Ba, 148−156La, 150−158Ce, 153−160Pr, 156−162Nd, 159−163Pm, 160−166Sm, 161−168Eu, 165−170Gd, 166−172Tb, 169−173Dy, 172−175Ho and two isomeric states 174mEr, 172mDy were measured at Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF), providing a new experimental basis to test theoretical models. Striking, large drops of -decay half-lives are observed at neutron-number N = 97 for 58Ce, 59Pr, 60Nd, 62Sm, and N = 105 for 63Eu, 64Gd, 65Tb, 66Dy. Features in the data mirror the interplay between pairing effects and microscopic structure. r-Process network calculations performed for a range of mass models and astrophysical conditions show that the 57 half-lives measured for the first time play an important role in shaping the abundance pattern of rare-earth elements in the solar system.
Databáze: OpenAIRE