Assessment of saddle-point-mass predictions for astrophysical applications
arXiv:astro-ph/0507022 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2006.02.010
Abstract
Using available experimental data on fission barriers and ground-state masses, a detailed study on the predictions of different models concerning the isospin dependence of saddle-point masses is performed. Evidence is found that several macroscopic models yield unrealistic saddle-point masses for very neutron-rich nuclei, which are relevant for the r-process nucleosynthesis.
8 pages, 5 figures