Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous Fission
Nuclear fission is a fascinating field of research that involves large-amplitude collective dynamics of a microscopic many-body system. Specifically, the process of spontaneous-fission decay can only be explained within the quantum tunneling phenomenon. The present review discusses recent advancemen...
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| description | Nuclear fission is a fascinating field of research that involves large-amplitude collective dynamics of a microscopic many-body system. Specifically, the process of spontaneous-fission decay can only be explained within the quantum tunneling phenomenon. The present review discusses recent advancements in the theoretical understanding of spontaneous fission. These concern precise prediction of the spontaneous fission observables like fission lifetime and distribution of fragment yields. The theoretical developments presented here are based on a coherent coupling between the adiabatic collective dynamics and the static inputs obtained from the nuclear energy density functional formalism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a3cfceba2f145f19e9731b0b3998d532022-12-21T19:57:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2020-10-01810.3389/fphy.2020.567171567171Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous FissionJhilam SadhukhanNuclear fission is a fascinating field of research that involves large-amplitude collective dynamics of a microscopic many-body system. Specifically, the process of spontaneous-fission decay can only be explained within the quantum tunneling phenomenon. The present review discusses recent advancements in the theoretical understanding of spontaneous fission. These concern precise prediction of the spontaneous fission observables like fission lifetime and distribution of fragment yields. The theoretical developments presented here are based on a coherent coupling between the adiabatic collective dynamics and the static inputs obtained from the nuclear energy density functional formalism.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2020.567171/fullspontaneous fissiondensity functional theoryheavy and superheavy nucleifission fragment mass distributionquantum tunneling |
| spellingShingle | Jhilam Sadhukhan Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous Fission Frontiers in Physics spontaneous fission density functional theory heavy and superheavy nuclei fission fragment mass distribution quantum tunneling |
| title | Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous Fission |
| title_full | Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous Fission |
| title_fullStr | Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous Fission |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous Fission |
| title_short | Microscopic Theory for Spontaneous Fission |
| title_sort | microscopic theory for spontaneous fission |
| topic | spontaneous fission density functional theory heavy and superheavy nuclei fission fragment mass distribution quantum tunneling |
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