Binding Energies of Nuclei

If a singularity in the medium modified few-body T matrix is obtained, it may be taken to indicate the formation of a quantum condensates. Different kinds of quantum condensates are also considered [7, 8], They become obvious if the binding energy of nuclei is investigated [9], Correlated condensates are found to give a reasonable description of near-threshold states of na nuclei [10], The contribution of condensation energy to the nuclear matter EOS would be of importance and has to be taken into account not only in mean-field approximation but also considering correlated condensates. 

Owing to the difficulty in separating Ba and Ra cleanly, Hahn erroneously attributed Ra radioactivity to Ba and thereby passed over the discovery of nuclear fission see Binding Energy of Nuclei). His sample of BaS04 was not the pure Ba compound, and the unknown Ra contaminant led to his observation and incorrect conclusion. 

On the other hand, the liquid drop model can correctly reproduce the binding energies of nuclei (see, e.g.,0 Eq. (2.3)), nuclear masses, and the threshold potential of nuclear fission, but it cannot describe the shell effects, ground state spins, and many other quantum characteristics. 

The binding energies of nuclei are reflected in the difference between the nuclear mass and the sum of the masses of the nucleons of which they are composed. 

Similar calculations can be made for other nuclei. A significant comparison between nuclear binding energies can be made if we divide the total binding energy of each nucleus by the... 

N.V. Svartholm, The Binding Energies of the Lightest Atomic Nuclei. Thesis. 

Since long it is well known that two-body forces are not enough to explain some nuclear properties, and TBF have to be introduced. Typical examples are the binding energy of light nuclei, the spin dynamics of nucleon-deuteron scattering, and the saturation point of nuclear matter. Phenomenological and microscopic TBF have been widely used to describe the above mentioned properties. 

The higher the binding energy of a nucleus, the more stable the nucleus is. Nuclei with mass numbers (A) that are close to 60 are the most stable. 

The difference between the nuclear binding energy of the reactant nuclei and the product nuclei represents the energy change of the nuclear reaction. 

FUSION (Nuclear). The combination of two light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, with the release of the difference of die nuclear binding energy of lhe products and the sum of (he binding energies of the two light nuclei. Examples are ... 

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