Nuclear mass models;
Binding energies;
Extrapolation;
Tests;
D O I:
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2008.08.008
中图分类号:
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号:
070202 ;
摘要:
A number of tests are introduced which probe the ability of nuclear mass models to extrapolate. Three models are analyzed in detail: the liquid drop model, the liquid drop model plus empirical shell corrections and the Duflo-Zuker mass formula. If predicted nuclei are close to the fitted ones, average errors in predicted and fitted masses are similar. However, the challenge of predicting nuclear masses in a region stabilized by shell effects (e.g., the lead region) is far more difficult. The Duflo-Zuker mass formula emerges as a powerful predictive tool. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.