title: Enhanced sensitivity of nuclear binding energies to collective structure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Cakirli
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Casten
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blaum
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalska