Electron capture and \b{eta}-decay rates for nuclei with A=65-80

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Autores principales: Ullah, Asim, Nabi, Jameel-Un
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Publicado: 2025
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author Ullah, Asim
Nabi, Jameel-Un
author_facet Ullah, Asim
Nabi, Jameel-Un
contents Recently, a list of the top 50 most important electron capture (EC) and $β$-decay (BD) nuclei, averaged throughout the stellar trajectory for $0.500 > Y_e > 0.400$, was published. The current study presents the calculation of EC and BD rates, from the published list with $A = 65\text{--}80$, on a detailed temperature-density grid. The EC and BD rates were calculated using the proton-neutron quasiparticle random phase approximation model (pn-QRPA). Our calculation did not employ the Brink-Axel hypothesis. A systematic comparison of the current calculation with previous pn-QRPA and independent particle model (IPM) results is presented for the first time. The reported EC rates are nearly the same when compared with the previous pn-QRPA calculation. On the other hand, the reported BD rates are generally smaller by up to an order of magnitude. Comparison with IPM results shows that our calculated rates are larger by two orders of magnitude. The current calculation may contribute to a more realistic simulation of the late phases of stellar evolution and the modeling of X-ray bursts.
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spellingShingle Electron capture and \b{eta}-decay rates for nuclei with A=65-80
Ullah, Asim
Nabi, Jameel-Un
Nuclear Theory
Recently, a list of the top 50 most important electron capture (EC) and $β$-decay (BD) nuclei, averaged throughout the stellar trajectory for $0.500 > Y_e > 0.400$, was published. The current study presents the calculation of EC and BD rates, from the published list with $A = 65\text{--}80$, on a detailed temperature-density grid. The EC and BD rates were calculated using the proton-neutron quasiparticle random phase approximation model (pn-QRPA). Our calculation did not employ the Brink-Axel hypothesis. A systematic comparison of the current calculation with previous pn-QRPA and independent particle model (IPM) results is presented for the first time. The reported EC rates are nearly the same when compared with the previous pn-QRPA calculation. On the other hand, the reported BD rates are generally smaller by up to an order of magnitude. Comparison with IPM results shows that our calculated rates are larger by two orders of magnitude. The current calculation may contribute to a more realistic simulation of the late phases of stellar evolution and the modeling of X-ray bursts.
title Electron capture and \b{eta}-decay rates for nuclei with A=65-80
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14010