Enhanced sensitivity of nuclear binding energies to collective structure.
We have studied calculated collective contributions to nuclear binding and separation energies and find that there is a deeper and much more sensitive link to nuclear structure than previously recognized or expected, especially near midshell in medium mass and heavy nuclei. As a consequence, measured masses may help understand the structure of well-deformed nuclei (e.g., intrinsic excitations). Conversely, future structure calculations must consider their implications for binding energies.
Cakirli
R B
RB
Department of Physics, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
Casten
R F
RF
Winkler
R
R
Blaum
K
K
Kowalska
M
M