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β-delayed neutron emission of r-process nuclei at the N = 82 shell closure

by Daniel W Stracener, James M Allmond, Robert K Grzywacz, Bertis C Rasco, Krzysztof P Rykaczewski
Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Physics Letters B
Publication Date
Page Number
136266
Volume
816
Issue
1

Theoretical models of beta-delayed neutron emission are used as crucial inputs in r-process calculations. Benchmarking the predictions of these models is a challenge due to a lack of currently available experimental data. In this work the beta-delayed neutron emission probabilities of 33 nuclides in the important mass region south and south-west of 132Sn are presented, 16 for the first time. The measurements were performed at RIKEN using the Advanced Implantation Detector Array (AIDA) and the BRIKEN neutron detector array. The P1n values presented constrain the predictions of theoretical models in the region, affecting the final abundance distribution of the second r-process peak at A~130.