Abstract
Extensive and complete nuclear level schemes and neutron resonance densities of 75 nuclides have been used to determine parameters of level density formulae, the spacing distribution of levels with equal spins and parities, and spacing correlations. The dependences of the level density parameters on A, on pairing energies and on shell effects are discussed. The spacing distribution is found to lie between a Poisson and Wigner distribution indicating a transitional character between regular and chaotic properties of the nuclear quantum system near the ground state.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 189-206 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics, Section A |
Volume | 481 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 May 1988 |