doi: 10.17706/ijapm.2016.6.1.17-24
Estimation of Nuclear Separation Energy and Its Relation with Q Value
Abhinav Mishra
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- 1 School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- 2 School of Applied Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.
Abstract
The neutron separation energy is the minimum energy required to remove a neutron from a nucleus. It is the difference between the rest mass energy of the nucleus with one less neutron and the actual rest mass energy of the nucleus. Considering Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence relation and using the contributions of the liquid-drop model, we first analyze the various terms that build up the Bethe-von Weizsäcker formula. Using this, we estimate the binding energy of a nucleus which in-turn can be used to calculate the neutron separation energies. This was done to obtain the separation energies of different isotopes of Oxygen-8 and Nickel-28. Using the relationship between binding energy and separation energy, the single as well as double neutron separation energies for transition isotopes of Oxygen-8 and Nickel-28 were calculated. We then progressed on to investigate the co-relation of Separation Energies with the Q-Value for a nuclear reaction and discuss its possible consequences for stellar fusion process.
Keywords
- Bethe-von Weizsäcker formula
- binding energy
- nickel-28
- oxygen-8
- separation energy
How to Cite
Abhinav Mishra, Tanuj Gupta, and Bidhubhusan Sahu, "Estimation of Nuclear Separation Energy and Its Relation with Q Value," International Journal of Applied Physics and Mathematics, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 17-24, 2016. https://doi.org/ 10.17706/ijapm.2016.6.1.17-24
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