Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriers

We derived the semiclassical trace formulas for the level density as sums over periodic-orbit families and isolated orbits within the improved stationary phase method. Averaged level-density shell corrections and shell-structure energies are continuous through all symmetry-breaking (bifurcation) poi...

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Main Author: A. G. Magner
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Language:English
Published: Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2010-09-01
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Online Access:http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/11.3/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2010-11-0227-Magner.pdf
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description We derived the semiclassical trace formulas for the level density as sums over periodic-orbit families and isolated orbits within the improved stationary phase method. Averaged level-density shell corrections and shell-structure energies are continuous through all symmetry-breaking (bifurcation) points with the correct asymptotics of the standard stationary phase approach accounting for continuous symmetries. We found enhancement of the nuclear shell structure near bifurcations in the superdeformed region. Our semiclassical results for the averaged level densities with the gross-shell and more thin-shell structures and the energy shell corrections for critical deformations are in good agreement with the quantum calculations for several single-particle Hamiltonians, in particular for the potentials with a sharp spheroidal shape. Enhancement of the shell structure owing to bifurcations of the shortest 3-dimensional orbits from equatorial orbits is responsible for the second well of fission barrier in a superdeformation region.
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spelling doaj-art-23fa509d317c4da5bae811c5a0d6cd102025-08-20T01:58:51ZengInstitute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineЯдерна фізика та енергетика1818-331X2074-05652010-09-01113227232Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriersA. G. Magner0Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineWe derived the semiclassical trace formulas for the level density as sums over periodic-orbit families and isolated orbits within the improved stationary phase method. Averaged level-density shell corrections and shell-structure energies are continuous through all symmetry-breaking (bifurcation) points with the correct asymptotics of the standard stationary phase approach accounting for continuous symmetries. We found enhancement of the nuclear shell structure near bifurcations in the superdeformed region. Our semiclassical results for the averaged level densities with the gross-shell and more thin-shell structures and the energy shell corrections for critical deformations are in good agreement with the quantum calculations for several single-particle Hamiltonians, in particular for the potentials with a sharp spheroidal shape. Enhancement of the shell structure owing to bifurcations of the shortest 3-dimensional orbits from equatorial orbits is responsible for the second well of fission barrier in a superdeformation region.http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/11.3/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2010-11-0227-Magner.pdfnuclear shell structurefission barriersnuclear deformationsenergy shell correctionssemiclassical periodic orbit theoryquantum and classical chaos
spellingShingle A. G. Magner
Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriers
Ядерна фізика та енергетика
nuclear shell structure
fission barriers
nuclear deformations
energy shell corrections
semiclassical periodic orbit theory
quantum and classical chaos
title Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriers
title_full Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriers
title_fullStr Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriers
title_full_unstemmed Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriers
title_short Semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double-humped fission barriers
title_sort semiclassical shell structure and nuclear double humped fission barriers
topic nuclear shell structure
fission barriers
nuclear deformations
energy shell corrections
semiclassical periodic orbit theory
quantum and classical chaos
url http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/11.3/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2010-11-0227-Magner.pdf
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