Neutron-gamma competition for $\beta$-delayed neutron emission

M. Mumpower, T. Kawano, P. Möller

Published PRC 94 064317 (2016)

We present a coupled Quasi-particle Random Phase Approximation and Hauser-Feshbach (QRPA+HF) model for calculating delayed particle emission. This approach uses microscopic nuclear structure information which starts with Gamow-Teller strength distributions in the daughter nucleus, and then follows the statistical decay until the initial available excitation energy is exhausted. Explicitly included at each particle emission stage is $\gamma$-ray competition. We explore this model in the context of neutron emission of neutron-rich nuclei and find that neutron-gamma competition can lead to both increases and decreases in neutron emission probabilities, depending on the system considered. A second consequence of this formalism is a prediction of more neutrons on average being emitted after $\beta$-decay for nuclei near the neutron dripline compared to models that do not consider the statistical decay.

LA-UR-16-25845

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