| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1740352 | Progress in Nuclear Energy | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
β-delayed neutron emission probabilities of even-even nuclei are examined with a proton-neutron quasi-particle random-phase-approximation (pnQRPA). To calculate a light particle evaporation from excited states of daughter nucleus populated by β-decay, the Hauser-Feshbach statistical model is used. We discuss effects of isospin T = 0 pairing, tensor force and nuclear deformation on the β-delayed neutron emission probability. We find that the effect of nuclear deformation is essential rather than the that of isospin T = 0 pairing and tensor force to give an appropriate β-feedings to energy window of neutron emission. The obtained β-delayed neutron emission probabilities are in reasonable agreement with the experimental data of several typical delayed neutron emitters. The results are also compared with the FRDM + QRPA calculation. We conclude that the present approach is promising to calculate β-delayed neutron.
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Authors
F. Minato, O. Iwamoto,