Testing the constant-temperature approach for the nuclear level density

N. Dinh Dang, N. Quang Hung, and L. T. Quynh Huong
Phys. Rev. C 96, 054321 – Published 21 November 2017

Abstract

The nuclear temperature is calculated from the derivative of the logarithm of the level densities in Ni60-62 and Yb170-172. The latter are obtained within a method, which includes exact pairing for the levels around the Fermi surface in combination with the independent particle model for the rest of the single-particle spectrum. It is found that the increase in this temperature is relatively slow up to the excitation energy E*=Ef* so that, at 0 <E*Ef*, the level density can be described well by the constant-temperature model. The values of Ef* are found to be 10 MeV for Yb170-172 and 20 MeV for Ni60-62, that is much higher than the particle separation threshold. Within this energy interval, the constant temperature is found to be around 0.5 MeV for Yb170-172, whereas for Ni60-62 it can be any value between 1.3 and 1.5 MeV, in excellent agreement with the recent experimental finding. It is also shown that pairing plays an important role in maintaining this constant temperature at low excitation energy.

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  • Received 11 July 2017
  • Revised 19 September 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.96.054321

©2017 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Nuclear Physics

Authors & Affiliations

N. Dinh Dang1,2,*, N. Quang Hung3,†, and L. T. Quynh Huong3,4,†

  • 1Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako City, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
  • 2Institute for Nuclear Science and Technique, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 3Institute of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Duy Tan University, 3 Quang Trung, Da Nang, Vietnam
  • 4Faculty of Physics and Engineering Physics, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City – University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • *dang@riken.jp
  • nqhungdtu@gmail.com

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Vol. 96, Iss. 5 — November 2017

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