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Large-scale prediction of the parity distribution in the nuclear level density and application to astrophysical reaction rates

Mocelj, D. and Rauscher, T. and Martinez-Pinedo, G. and Langanke, K. and Pacearescu, L. and Faessler, A. and Thielemann, F. -K. and Alhassid, Y.. (2007) Large-scale prediction of the parity distribution in the nuclear level density and application to astrophysical reaction rates. Physical review. C, Nuclear physics, Vol. 75, H. 4 , 045805, 15 S..

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Abstract

A generalized method to calculate the excitation-energy dependent parity ratio in the nuclear level density is presented, using the assumption of Poisson distributed independent quasi particles combined with BCS occupation numbers. It is found that it is crucial to employ a sufficiently large model space to allow excitations both from low-lying shells and to higher shells beyond a single major shell. Parity ratios are only found to equilibrate above at least 5-10 MeV of excitation energy. Furthermore, an overshooting effect close to major shells is found where the parity opposite to the ground state parity may dominate across a range of several MeV before the parity ratio finally equilibrates. The method is suited for large-scale calculations as needed, for example, in astrophysical applications. Parity distributions were computed for all nuclei from the proton dripline to the neutron dripline and from Ne up to Bi. These results were then used to recalculate astrophysical reaction rates in a Hauser-Feshbach statistical model. Although certain transitions can be considerably enhanced or suppressed, the impact on astrophysically relevant reactions remains limited, mainly due to the thermal population of target states in stellar reaction rates.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Former Organization Units Physics > Theoretische Physik Astrophysik (Thielemann)
UniBasel Contributors:Thielemann, Friedrich-Karl and Rauscher, Thomas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
ISSN:0556-2813
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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