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2015MC02      Phys.Rev.Lett. 114, 122501 (2015)

J.D.McDonnell, N.Schunck, D.Higdon, J.Sarich, S.M.Wild, W.Nazarewicz

Uncertainty Quantification for Nuclear Density Functional Theory and Information Content of New Measurements

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 130,132,134Sn, 134,136,138,140Te, 138,140Xe, 142,144,146Ba, 146,148,150Ce, 158,160Sm, 240Pu; calculated theoretical error bars for the masses of the even-even nuclei, two-neutron dripline, fission barrier. Comparison with available data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.122501
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2015SC01      Nucl.Data Sheets 123, 115 (2015)

N.Schunck, J.D.McDonnell, D.Higdon, J.Sarich, S.Wild

Quantification of Uncertainties in Nuclear Density Functional Theory

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE Ca, Ni, Sn, Pb; calculated uncertainties for proton radii. Nuclear density functional theory.

doi: 10.1016/j.nds.2014.12.020
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2015SC07      J.Phys.(London) G42, 034024 (2015)

N.Schunck, J.D.McDonnell, J.Sarich, S.M.Wild, D.Higdon

Error analysis in nuclear density functional theory

doi: 10.1088/0954-3899/42/3/034024
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2015SC24      Eur.Phys.J. A 51, 169 (2015)

N.Schunck, J.D.McDonnell, D.Higdon, J.Sarich, S.M.Wild

Uncertainty quantification and propagation in nuclear density functional theory

doi: 10.1140/epja/i2015-15169-9
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2014KO13      Phys.Rev. C 89, 054314 (2014)

M.Kortelainen, J.McDonnell, W.Nazarewicz, E.Olsen, P.-G.Reinhard, J.Sarich, N.Schunck, S.M.Wild, D.Davesne, J.Erler, A.Pastore

Nuclear energy density optimization: Shell structure

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 48Ca, 208Pb; calculated neutron and proton single-particle levels, B(E1) strengths. Z=10-105, N=10-160; calculated binding energies, S(2p), S(2n) for even-even nuclei; deduced deviations from experimental data. 226,228Ra, 228,230,232,234Th, 232,234,236,238,240U, 236,238,240,242,244,246Pu, 242,244,246,248,250Cm, 250,252Cf; calculated inner fission barrier residuals, fission isomer excitation energies, outer fission barriers. Skyrme Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory with POUNDERS optimization algorithm and a new parametrization UNEDF2 of the energy density functional. Comparison with other energy density functionals (UNEDF) parametrizations, and with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.054314
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2014MC09      Phys.Rev. C 90, 021302 (2014)

J.D.McDonnell, W.Nazarewicz, J.A.Sheikh, A.Staszczak, M.Warda

Excitation-energy dependence of fission in the mercury region

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 174,180,198Hg, 196,210Po; calculated ground-state potential-energy surfaces in (Q20, Q30) plane, total shell correction energies along the symmetric and asymmetric fission pathways, potential-energy curves as function of excitation energy, fission pathways. Finite-temperature superfluid nuclear density functional theory (FT-DFT) with Skyrme energy density functional SkM* and a density-dependent pairing interaction. Role of shell structure of pre-scission configurations in transition from asymmetric fission in proton-rich nuclei to a more symmetric fission in heavier isotope.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.90.021302
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2013MC05      Phys.Rev. C 87, 054327 (2013)

J.D.McDonnell, W.Nazarewicz, J.A.Sheikh

Third minima in thorium and uranium isotopes in a self-consistent theory

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 226,228,230,232Th, 228,230,232,234U; calculated isentropic potential energy surfaces in Q20-Q30 plane, potential energy curves, third minima, dimolecular configurations, total shell energies, nuclear density contours together with those of fragments 96,100Zr, 96,100Mo and 132Sn. Self-consistent finite-temperature (FT) superfluid nuclear density functional theory (DFT) using SkM* and UNEDF1. Discussed hyperdeformed fission isomers.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.87.054327
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2012KO06      Phys.Rev. C 85, 024304 (2012)

M.Kortelainen, J.McDonnell, W.Nazarewicz, P.-G.Reinhard, J.Sarich, N.Schunck, M.V.Stoitsov, S.M.Wild

Nuclear energy density optimization: Large deformations

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 236,238U, 240Pu, 242Cm; calculated energies of fission isomers in UNEDF1 optimization. 192,194Hg, 192,194,196Pb; calculated energies of bandheads in superdeformed nuclei. 208Pb; calculated single particle energies. 236,238U, 238,240,242,244Pu, 242,244,246,248Cm; calculated inner barrier heights, outer barrier heights. N=14-156, Z=10-104; deduced rms deviations from experimental values for binding energy, S(2n), S(2p), three-point odd-even mass difference, rms proton radii for even-even nuclei. Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory, POUNDerS optimization algorithm, UNEDF0 and UNEDF1 parameterizations. Neutron drops. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.85.024304
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2010SC05      Phys.Rev. C 81, 024316 (2010)

N.Schunck, J.Dobaczewski, J.McDonnell, J.More, W.Nazarewicz, J.Sarich, M.V.Stoitsov

One-quasiparticle states in the nuclear energy density functional theory

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE 121Sn; calculated quasineutron energies, neutron chemical potential, neutron pairing energy, average neutron pairing gap, total rms radius, axial quadrupole deformation, total quadrupole moment, kinetic energy (for protons and neutrons), total spin-orbit energy, direct Coulomb energy, and total energy. 163Tb; calculated quasiproton energies, quadrupole moments and configurations. 164Dy; calculated Nilsson proton levels as a function of axial quadrupole deformation. 155,157,159,161,163,165,167,169,171Ho; calculated one-quasiproton bandhead energies with SkP, SIII and SLy4 Skyrme functionals. 159,161,163,165,167Ho, 157,159,161Lu, 161,163Ta; calculated equilibrium deformation of the 3/2[402] blocked configuration with the SLy4 interaction. All calculations performed in the framework of nuclear density functional theory in the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov variant. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.81.024316
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