Proton Drip-Line Calculations and the Rp-process

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dc.creatorBrown, B. A.
dc.creatorClement, R. R. C.
dc.creatorRichter, W. A.
dc.creatorSchatz, H.
dc.creatorVolya, A.
dc.date2002-01-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:34:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:34:35Z
dc.descriptionOne-proton and two-proton separation energies are calculated for proton-rich nuclei in the region $ A=41-75 $. The method is based on Skyrme Hartree-Fock calculations of Coulomb displacement energies of mirror nuclei in combination with the experimental masses of the neutron-rich nuclei. The implications for the proton drip line and the astrophysical rp-process are discussed. This is done within the framework of a detailed analysis of the sensitivity of rp process calculations in type I X-ray burst models on nuclear masses. We find that the remaining mass uncertainties, in particular for some nuclei with $N=Z$, still lead to large uncertainties in calculations of X-ray burst light curves. Further experimental or theoretical improvements of nuclear mass data are necessary before observed X-ray burst light curves can be used to obtain quantitative constraints on ignition conditions and neutron star properties. We identify a list of nuclei for which improved mass data would be most important.
dc.description20 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0201053
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0201053
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.C65:045802,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevC.65.045802
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/179522
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.titleProton Drip-Line Calculations and the Rp-process
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