Beta decay rates for nuclei with 115 < A < 140 for r-process nucleosynthesis

Kar, Kamales; Chakravarti, Soumya; Manfredi, V. R.

Beta decay rates for nuclei with 115 < A < 140 for r-process nucleosynthesis

Authors

Kar, Kamales

Chakravarti, Soumya

Manfredi, V. R.

Description

For r-process nucleosynthesis the beta decay rates for a number of neutron-rich intermediate heavy nuclei are calculated. The model for the beta strength function is able to reproduce the observed half~lives quite well.
To be published in Pramana - Journal of Physics (Indian Academy of Sciences). 8 pages LaTeX