nuclear reactions - kyoto u
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Nuclear ReactionsShape, interaction, and excitation structures of nuclei scattering expt.
http://www.th.phys.titech.ac.jp/~muto/lectures/QMII11/QMII11_chap21.pdf
K. Muto (TIT)
projectile target transmitted particles
scatteredparticles
detector
solid angle
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Nuclear fusion reactions
compound nucleus
two positive charges repel each other nuclear attractive
intraction
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Niels Bohr (1936)
Neutron capture of nuclei → compound nucleus
Wikipedia
N. Bohr, Nature 137 (‘36) 351
cf. Experiment of Enrico Fermi (1935) many very narrow (=long life-time) resonances (width ~ eV)
M. Asghar et al., Nucl. Phys. 85 (‘66) 305
Fusion reactions: compound nucleus formation
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Niels Bohr (1936)
Neutron capture of nuclei → compound nucleus
Wikipedia
N. Bohr, Nature 137 (‘36) 351
Fusion reactions: compound nucleus formation
PT P+T
compound nucleus
forming a compound nucleus with heavy-ion reactions = H.I. fusion
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cf. Bohr ‘36
PT P+T
Fusion reactions: compound nucleus formation
compound nucleus
energy production in stars (Bethe ‘39)
nucleosynthesis superheavy elements
Fusion and fission: large amplitude motions of quantum many-body systems with strong interaction
microscopic understanding: an ultimate goal of nuclear physics
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PT P+T
ACN = AP + AT
Evaporation
Fission
Evaporation + Fission
Fusion reactions: compound nucleus formation
n,p,α emissionsγ decay
cf. superheavy elements
compound nucleus
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Inter-nucleus potentialTwo interactions:1. Coulomb force
long range repulsion2. Nuclear force
short range attraction
potential barrier due to a cancellation between the two(Coulomb barrier)
•Above-barrier energies•Sub-barrier energies
(energies around the Coulomb barrier)•Deep sub-barrier energies
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Why sub-barrier fusion?
two obvious reasons:
superheavy elements
cf. 209Bi (70Zn,n) 278NhVB ~ 260 MeVEcm
(exp) ~ 262 MeV
83Bi
30Zn
113Nh 111Rg
fusion α decay
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Why sub-barrier fusion?
two obvious reasons:
nuclear astrophysics(nuclear fusion in stars)
cf. extrapolation of data
LOGARITMICSCALE
⇓
direct measurements
E0 Ecoul
Coulomb barrier
σ(E)
non-resonant
resonance
extrapolation needed !
figure: M. Aliotta
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superheavy elements
other reasons:
many-particle tunneling
nuclear astrophysics
Why sub-barrier fusion?
two obvious reasons:
reaction dynamicsstrong interplay between reaction and structure
cf. high E reactions: much simpler reaction mechanisms
E
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superheavy elements
other reasons:
many-particle tunneling
H.I. fusion reaction = an ideal playground to study quantum tunneling with many degrees of freedom
nuclear astrophysics
Why sub-barrier fusion?
two obvious reasons:
reaction dynamicsstrong interplay between reaction and structure
cf. high E reactions: much simpler reaction mechanisms
• many types of intrinsic degrees of freedom(several types of collective vibrations, deformation with several multipolarities)
• energy dependence of tunneling probabilitycf. alpha decay: fixed energy
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Tunnel probability:
x
V(x)
a-a
V0
x
V(x)
Quantum Tunneling Phenomena
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For a parabolic barrier……
x
Vb
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Energy derivative of penetrability
(note) Classical limit
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cf. WKB approximationOne dimensional Schrodinger equation:
Assume
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cf. WKB approximation
Expand S as:
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this wave function breaks down at x which satisfies p(x) = 0.
(a turning point)
around x ~ b→ connect wave function from x > b
to x < b(WKB connection formula)
cf. solution for a linear potential: Airy function
cf. WKB approximation
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if applied to a tunneling problem:
cf. WKB approximation
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R b
-V0
E
for a Coulomb potential
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(note) for R → 0
Sommerfeldparameter
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Pl (E): barrier penetrability
The simplest approach to fusion: potential model
Potential model: V(r) + absorption
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potential model
Potential model: V(r) + absorption
Comparison with experimental data: large enhancement of σfus
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potential model
Potential model: V(r) + absorption
cf. seminal work: R.G. Stokstad et al., PRL41(‘78) 465
Comparison with experimental data: large enhancement of σfus
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154Sm : a typical deformed nucleus 154Sm
0+2+
4+
6+
8+
00.082
0.267
0.544
0.903(MeV)
154Sm
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deformation of 154Sm
154Sm : a typical deformed nucleus 154Sm
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154Sm 16O
θ
154SmEffects of nuclear deformation
154Sm : a typical deformed nucleus
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Fusion: strong interplay betweennuclear structure and reaction
Effects of nuclear deformation154Sm : a typical deformed nucleus
deformation
coupling assisted tunneling
* Sub-barrier enhancement also for non-deformed targets: couplings to low-lying collective excitations →
154Sm 16O
θ
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enhancement of fusion cross sections: a general phenomenon
strong correlation with nuclear spectrum→ coupling assisted
tunneling
potential model
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Enhancement of tunneling probability: a problem of two potential barriers
“barrier distribution” due to couplings to excited states in projectile/target nuclei
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coupling
0+ 0+
0+ 0+
2+ 0+
Coupled-channels method: a quantal scattering theory with excitations
many-body problem
still very challenging
two-body problem, but with excitations(coupled-channels approach)
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Coupled-channels method: a quantal scattering theory with excitations
excitation energy excitation operator
0+ 0+
0+ 0+
2+ 0+
coupling
if written down more explicitly:
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coupling
0+ 0+
0+ 0+
2+ 0+
entrance channel
excited channel
Coupled-channels method: a quantal scattering theory with excitations
excitation energy excitation operator
full order treatment of excitation/de-excitation dynamics during reaction
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i) Inter-nuclear potentiala fit to experimental data at above barrier energies
ii) Intrinsic degrees of freedomin most of cases, (macroscopic) collective model(rigid rotor / harmonic oscillator)
Inputs for C.C. calculations
0+
2+
0+,2+,4+
0
ε
2ε
simple harmonic oscillator
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Fusion barrier distribution (Rowley, Satchler, Stelson, PLB254(‘91))
c.c. calculations
K.H., N. Takigawa, PTP128 (‘12) 1061
C.C. approach: a standard tool for sub-barrier fusion reactionscf. CCFULL (K.H., N. Rowley, A.T. Kruppa, CPC123 (‘99) 143)
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K.H. and N. Takigawa, PTP128 (‘12) 1061
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barrier distribution: a problem of two potential barriers
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Fusion barrier distribution
N. Rowley, G.R. Satchler, and P.H. Stelson, PLB254 (‘91) 25 J.X. Wei, J.R. Leigh et al., PRL67 (’91) 3368 M. Dasgupta et al., Annu. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 48 (’98) 401 A.M. Stefanini et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 74 (‘95) 864
sensitive to nuclear structure