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Elucidation of the fission mechanism in the neutron-rich region and its application to the r-process calculation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K20373
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0203:Particle-, nuclear-, astro-physics, and related fields
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

Tanaka Shoya  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 仁科加速器科学研究センター, 特別研究員 (10963176)

Project Period (FY) 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords核分裂 / 動力学模型 / 統計模型 / rプロセス / 中性子過剰核 / ランジュバン方程式 / 原子核理論 / 核データ
Outline of Research at the Start

rプロセスは宇宙における元素合成過程の1つで、鉄より重い原子核を生成する主要な起源であるがその詳細は理解されていない。その中で核分裂は重要な役割を果たすが、元素合成経路に存在する中性子過剰核は実験的に到達できない領域であり、理論による評価に頼る他ない。申請者はこれまでに、動力学模型を用いて安定核付近の核分裂を調べており、実験データの存在する領域の核分裂現象を解明してきた。本研究では、動力学模型計算を用いて中性子過剰核の分裂メカニズムを調べるとともに、rプロセス計算に必要な新たな核分裂データベースの構築を目的とする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Nucleosynthesis by the rapid-neutron-capture process, the so-called r-process, represents for cosmic origin of the heaviest elements beyond the iron-group peak, but its details are not understood. The neutron-rich nuclei in the elemental synthesis process are not experimentally accessible, so we rely on theoretical evaluations. Nuclear fission plays a key role in the termination of the r-process path. In this study, beyond the conventional phenomenological model, we calculated fission and prompt neutron emission by combining the dynamical model with the statistical model. By extending the model beyond the region of experimental data to the neutron-rich nuclear region leading to r-process calculations, several experimentally reported specific fission modes were elucidated.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

rプロセス計算に使用される従来の核分裂模型は現象論的なものが主であったが、本研究では原子核構造や動力学的効果を考慮した新たな核分裂理論模型を構築することで、未知領域であった中性子過剰核を核分裂の評価を可能とした。本研究成果は実験に先立ち、中性子過剰核における核分裂という未知領域を開拓するものであり、原子核反応実験に指針を与えることが出来た。また、安定の島へ到達するためには中性子過剰核領域の核物理の理解が必須であり、本研究によってrプロセス経路における中性子過剰領域の核物理を押さえることは、新元素の合成や安定の島への到達に資する成果となった。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2023 2022

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Postfission properties of uranium isotopes: A hybrid method with Langevin dynamics and the Hauser-Feshbach statistical model2023

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka S.、Nishimura N.、Minato F.、Aritomo Y.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review C

      Volume: 108 Issue: 5 Pages: 054607-054618

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevc.108.054607

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The evaluation of the fission mode and fragment yields of neutron-rich nuclei by the dynamical model2023

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka Shoya、Nishimura Nobuya、Nishimura Itoshi、Aritomo Yoshihiro
    • Journal Title

      EPJ Web of Conferences

      Volume: 279 Pages: 11021-11021

    • DOI

      10.1051/epjconf/202327911021

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Nuclear fission of neutron-rich nuclei based on a dynamical model toward r-process calculation2023

    • Author(s)
      S. Tanaka
    • Organizer
      FUSION23, International Conference on Heavy-Ion Collisions at near-barrier energies
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fission yields of neutron-rich nuclei evaluated by the dynamical model2023

    • Author(s)
      S. Tanaka
    • Organizer
      Joint RIKEN/N3AS Workshop on Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Post-fission properties of uranium isotopes: a hybrid method with Langevin dynamics and the Hauser-Feshbach statistical model2023

    • Author(s)
      S. Tanaka
    • Organizer
      The 2023 Fall Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society and the Physical Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ランジュバン計算と統計模型を用いた核分裂収率および即発中性子の評価2023

    • Author(s)
      田中翔也
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会2023年春季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 動力学模型による中性子過剰核の核分裂収率計算2023

    • Author(s)
      田中翔也
    • Organizer
      原子力学会2023年春の年会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Fission fragment yields of neutron-rich nuclei evaluated by the Langevin model calculation2022

    • Author(s)
      田中翔也
    • Organizer
      2022年度核データ研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2022-09-01   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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