| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 146, 2017
ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
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| Article Number | 12003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Theory of Nuclear Reactions and Structure, Models and Codes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714612003 | |
| Published online | 13 September 2017 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714612003
Improvement of gross theory of beta-decay for application to nuclear data
1 Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
2 Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
3 Senior High School of Waseda University, Kamishakujii 3-31-1, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 177-0044, Japan
a e-mail: koura.hiroyuki@jaea.go.jp
Published online: 13 September 2017
A theoretical study of β decay and delayed neutron has been carried out with a global β-decay model, the gross theory. The gross theory is based on a consideration of the sum rule of the β-strength function, and gives reasonable results of β-decay rates and delayed neutron in the entire nuclear mass region. In a fissioning nucleus, neutrons are produced by β decay of neutron-rich fission fragments from actinides known as delayed neutrons. The average number of delayed neutrons is estimated based on the sum of the β-delayed neutron-emission probabilities multiplied by the cumulative fission yield for each nucleus. Such a behavior is important to manipulate nuclear reactors, and when we adopt some new high-burn-up reactors, properties of minor actinides will play an important roll in the system, but these data have not been sufficient. We re-analyze and improve the gross theory. For example, we considered the parity of neutrons and protons at the Fermi surface, and treat a suppression for the allowed transitions in the framework of the gross theory. By using the improved gross theory, underestimated half-lives in the neutron-rich indium isotopes and neighboring region increase, and consequently follow experimental trend. The ability of reproduction (and also prediction) of the β-decay rates, delayed-neutron emission probabilities is discussed. With this work, we have described the development of a programming code of the gross theory of β-decay including the improved parts. After preparation finished, this code can be released for the nuclear data community.
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