Re-examination of <i>β</i>-decay in Hg, Pb and Po Isotopes


Nabi J., BAYRAM T., Riaz M., Ullah A., Hayder A., Şenturk Ş., ...More

PHYSICA SCRIPTA, vol.98, no.8, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 98 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1088/1402-4896/ace80b
  • Journal Name: PHYSICA SCRIPTA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, INSPEC, zbMATH
  • Keywords: deformed p-n-QRPA model, Gamow-Teller strength, nuclear deformation, nuclear structure, RMF model
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study re-examines the effect of nuclear deformation on the calculated Gamow-Teller (GT) strength distributions of neutron-deficient (Hg178-192, Pb185-194 and Po196-206) nuclei. The nuclear ground state properties and shape parameters were calculated using the Relativistic Mean Field model. Three different density-dependent interactions ((DC)-C-3, DD-ME2 and DD-PC1) were used in the calculation. Estimated shape parameters were later used within the framework of deformed proton-neutron quasi-random phase approximations model, with a separable interaction, to calculate the GT strength distributions, half-lives and branching ratios for these neutron-deficient isotopes. It was concluded that half-lives and GT strength distributions vary considerably with change in shape parameter.