Computing Nuclear Properties in the FCC Model
Author
Adiba Shaikh
Title
Computing Nuclear Properties in the FCC Model
Description
The FCC model for the nuclear structure is used to compute some of the basic nuclear properties such as number density, quantum numbers, alpha particle structure and, the stability of the nuclei through its binding energy.
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Essays, Posts & Presentations
Keywords
Face Centered Cubic, Nuclear structure, Quantum Numbers, Binding Energy per Nucleon
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https://notebookarchive.org/2022-01-5zqaso8
Date Added
2022-01-13
Date Last Modified
2022-01-13
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WOLFRAM INDIA SCHOOL 2022
Computing Nuclear Properties in the FCC Model
Computing Nuclear Properties in the FCC Model
Adiba Shaikh
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
A face-centered cubic (FCC) structure for the arrangement of protons and neutrons within the nucleus of an atom was originally proposed by E. Wigner (1937). Computations by N. Cook (starting in the 1970s) tried to explain the data for low energy nuclear reactions using the solid-phase FCC model. In this project, we implemented the FCC model for the nuclear structure and compute some of the basic nuclear properties such as number density, quantum numbers, alpha particle structure and, the stability of the nuclei through its binding energy. The present analysis is done for light nuclei like Hydrogen-4 isotope up to Oxygen-16. Comparison of the binding energy for various nuclei gives an indication of their enhanced stability due to the presence of the magic numbers of protons and neutrons. This work can potentially be extended for heavier nuclei in the future.
Arranging nucleons in the FCC configuration
Arranging nucleons in the FCC configuration
Nuclear Properties
Nuclear Properties
Other Examples
Other Examples
Concluding remarks
Concluding remarks
Keywords
Keywords
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment
References
References
Cite this as: Adiba Shaikh, "Computing Nuclear Properties in the FCC Model" from the Notebook Archive (2022), https://notebookarchive.org/2022-01-5zqaso8
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