Reflating the nucleus: The pachydermous droplet model

J. M. Pearson
Phys. Rev. C 103, 034328 – Published 29 March 2021

Abstract

It is shown that the excessive squeezing characteristic of the leptodermous droplet model can be eliminated by taking into account the finite thickness of the nuclear surface. The same objective was achieved in the finite-range droplet model by the introduction of an exponential correction term, but this model breaks down at the large deformations encountered in fission barriers. With this term now being seen to be superfluous, a unified droplet-model treatment of masses and fission barriers becomes possible.

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  • Received 19 November 2020
  • Accepted 16 March 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.103.034328

©2021 American Physical Society

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Nuclear Physics

Authors & Affiliations

J. M. Pearson

  • Dépt. de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal (Québec), Canada H3C 3J7

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Vol. 103, Iss. 3 — March 2021

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