August 16, 1993 | P. Möller and J. R. Nix, W. D. Myers and W. J. Swiatecki
This paper is dedicated to the memory of John L. Norton, who contributed to the development of computer programs used to calculate single-particle energies and shell and pairing corrections for a deformed folded-Yukawa single-particle potential. The authors present a new set of nuclear mass calculations based on the finite-range droplet macroscopic model and the folded-Yukawa single-particle microscopic model. The results include atomic mass excesses and nuclear ground-state deformations for 8979 nuclei, ranging from $^{16}$O to A = 339. The calculations use an improved macroscopic model, an improved pairing model with a new effective-interaction pairing gap, and include additional shape degrees of freedom. Only 9 constants are determined directly from a least-squares adjustment to the ground-state masses of 1654 nuclei and 28 fission-barrier heights. The error of the mass model is 0.669 MeV for the entire region of nuclei considered, but is only 0.448 MeV for the region above N = 65. The model successfully predicts many nuclear-structure properties, including ground-state masses, deformations, and various decay properties. The model also includes new features such as an eighth-order Strutinsky shell correction, the inclusion of additional shape degrees of freedom, and the calculation of a large number of nuclear ground-state properties. The paper discusses the macroscopic-microscopic finite-range droplet model, including the constants of the model and the adjustment procedure. The model error is defined as the root-mean-square deviation, and the authors use statistical methods to determine the intrinsic model error. The model is applied to calculate nuclear ground-state masses and deformations, and the results are compared with experimental data. The paper also discusses the parameterizations used in the model, including the $ \epsilon $ parameterization and the three-quadratic-surface parameterization, and the conversion to $ \beta $ parameters. The finite-range droplet model is described, including the new exponential term that improves the description of compressibility effects. The paper concludes with the values of the macroscopic-model constants used in the calculations.This paper is dedicated to the memory of John L. Norton, who contributed to the development of computer programs used to calculate single-particle energies and shell and pairing corrections for a deformed folded-Yukawa single-particle potential. The authors present a new set of nuclear mass calculations based on the finite-range droplet macroscopic model and the folded-Yukawa single-particle microscopic model. The results include atomic mass excesses and nuclear ground-state deformations for 8979 nuclei, ranging from $^{16}$O to A = 339. The calculations use an improved macroscopic model, an improved pairing model with a new effective-interaction pairing gap, and include additional shape degrees of freedom. Only 9 constants are determined directly from a least-squares adjustment to the ground-state masses of 1654 nuclei and 28 fission-barrier heights. The error of the mass model is 0.669 MeV for the entire region of nuclei considered, but is only 0.448 MeV for the region above N = 65. The model successfully predicts many nuclear-structure properties, including ground-state masses, deformations, and various decay properties. The model also includes new features such as an eighth-order Strutinsky shell correction, the inclusion of additional shape degrees of freedom, and the calculation of a large number of nuclear ground-state properties. The paper discusses the macroscopic-microscopic finite-range droplet model, including the constants of the model and the adjustment procedure. The model error is defined as the root-mean-square deviation, and the authors use statistical methods to determine the intrinsic model error. The model is applied to calculate nuclear ground-state masses and deformations, and the results are compared with experimental data. The paper also discusses the parameterizations used in the model, including the $ \epsilon $ parameterization and the three-quadratic-surface parameterization, and the conversion to $ \beta $ parameters. The finite-range droplet model is described, including the new exponential term that improves the description of compressibility effects. The paper concludes with the values of the macroscopic-model constants used in the calculations.