Nucleonic Shells and Nuclear Masses

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Main Authors: Buskirk, Landon, Godbey, Kyle, Nazarewicz, Witold, Satula, Wojciech
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Published: 2023
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author Buskirk, Landon
Godbey, Kyle
Nazarewicz, Witold
Satula, Wojciech
author_facet Buskirk, Landon
Godbey, Kyle
Nazarewicz, Witold
Satula, Wojciech
contents The binding energy of an isotope is a sensitive indicator of the underlying shell structure as it reflects the net energy content of a nucleus. Since magic nuclei are significantly lighter, or more bound, compared to their neighbors, the presence of nucleonic shell structure makes an imprint on nuclear masses. In this work, using a carefully designed binding-energy indicator, we catalog the appearance of spherical and deformed shell and subshell closures throughout the nuclear landscape. After presenting experimental evidence for shell and subshell closures as seen through the lens of nuclear masses, we study the ability of global nuclear mass models to predict local binding-energy variations related to shell effects.
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spellingShingle Nucleonic Shells and Nuclear Masses
Buskirk, Landon
Godbey, Kyle
Nazarewicz, Witold
Satula, Wojciech
Nuclear Theory
Nuclear Experiment
The binding energy of an isotope is a sensitive indicator of the underlying shell structure as it reflects the net energy content of a nucleus. Since magic nuclei are significantly lighter, or more bound, compared to their neighbors, the presence of nucleonic shell structure makes an imprint on nuclear masses. In this work, using a carefully designed binding-energy indicator, we catalog the appearance of spherical and deformed shell and subshell closures throughout the nuclear landscape. After presenting experimental evidence for shell and subshell closures as seen through the lens of nuclear masses, we study the ability of global nuclear mass models to predict local binding-energy variations related to shell effects.
title Nucleonic Shells and Nuclear Masses
topic Nuclear Theory
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.16871