Date of Award
Summer 1964
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Physics
First Advisor
Lee, Kiuck
Second Advisor
Greene, J. B.
Third Advisor
Berners, Edgar
Abstract
This paper consists of a part of research work under Dr. K. Lee, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. ii This particular work discussed here is related to his investigation on the stability of pear-shaped deformations of nucleus. In Chapter I, the previous works by Lee, Inglis, Haertle and Kramer are reviewed with the specific emphasis on the Lee-Inglis form of potential in spherical coordinates. In Chapter II, the calculated single-particle eigenvalues and eigenfunctions and, diagonalization of perturbation terms are discussed along with the energy-level diagrams. Previous works by Haertle and Kramer are limited to a prolate deformation. However, oblate deformations are also studied in the present work since there are some evidences indicating such deformation are stable in some nuclei. The total nuclear binding energy and the stability of sample nuclei with various deformations are discussed in Chapter III. The results are summarized along with possible development of this theory in predicting the fission phenomenae in heavy nuclei are given in Chapter IV.
Recommended Citation
Moduthagam, Michael, "Stability of Deformed Nucleus" (1964). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 2268.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/2268