Nuclei embedded in an electron gas

Details Nuclei embedded in an electron gas Nuclei embedded in an electron gas

2007-06-11

arxiv.org/abs/0706.1450v1

Phys.Rev.C76:034310,2007

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

35 pages, latex+eps

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevC.76.034310

The properties of nuclei embedded in an electron gas are studied within the relativistic mean-field approach. These studies are relevant for nuclear properties in astrophysical environments such as neutron-star crusts and supernova explosions. The electron gas is treated as a constant background in the Wigner-Seitz cell approximation. We investigate the stability of nuclei with respect to alpha and beta decay. Furthermore, the influence of the electronic background on spontaneous fission of heavy and superheavy nuclei is analyzed. We find that the presence of the electrons leads to stabilizing effects for both $\alpha$ decay and spontaneous fission for high electron densities. Furthermore, the screening effect shifts the proton dripline to more proton-rich nuclei, and the stability line with respect to beta decay is shifted to more neutron-rich nuclei. Implications for the creation and survival of very heavy nuclear systems are discussed.

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