Abiotic oxygen formation predates photosynthesis,sustaining early chemical evolution,yet its elementary mechanisms remain contested.Here,we show the production pathways for molecular oxygen from doubly ionized carbon ...Abiotic oxygen formation predates photosynthesis,sustaining early chemical evolution,yet its elementary mechanisms remain contested.Here,we show the production pathways for molecular oxygen from doubly ionized carbon dioxide upon electron-impact.Through fragment ions and electron coincidence momentum imaging,we unambiguously determine the ionization mechanism by measuring the projectile energy loss in association with the C^(+) +O_(2)^(+) channel.Further potential energy and trajectory calculations enable us to elucidate the dynamical details of this fragmentation process,in which a bond rearrangement pathway is found to proceed via the structural deformation to a triangular intermediate.Moreover,we demonstrate a further roaming pathway for the formation of O_(2)^(+) from CO_(2)^(+) 2,in which a frustrated C-O bond cleavage leaves the O atom without sufficient energy to escape.The O atom then wanders around varied configuration spaces of the flat potential energy regions and forms a C-O-O_(2)^(+) intermediate prior to the final products C^(+) +O_(2)^(+).Considering the large quantities of free electrons in interstellar space,the processes revealed here are expected to be significant and should be incorporated into atmospheric evolution models.展开更多
By using potential energy surface(PES)calculations in the three-dimensional space(β_(2),γ,β_(4))within the framework of the macroscopic-microscopic model,the fission trajectory and fission barrier for Z=118(Og),119...By using potential energy surface(PES)calculations in the three-dimensional space(β_(2),γ,β_(4))within the framework of the macroscopic-microscopic model,the fission trajectory and fission barrier for Z=118(Og),119,120 nuclei has been systematically investigated.The calculated PES includes macroscopic liquid-drop energy,microscopic shell correction and pairing correction.Taking the ^(294)Og176 nucleus as an example,we discuss the next closed shell after Z=82 and N=126 with the calculated Woods-Saxon single-particle levels.Then,the results of PES in ^(294)Og is illustrated from the(X,Y)scale to the(β_(2),γ)scale.Theγdegree of freedom reveals the shape evolution clearly during the fission process.The structure near the minimum and saddle point of the PES in the Z=118,119,120 nuclei is demonstrated simultaneously.Based on the potential energy curves,general trends of the evolution of the fission barrier heights and widths are also studied.The triaxial deformation in these superheavy mass regions plays a vital role in the first fission barrier,showing a significant reduction in both triaxial paths.In addition,the model-dependent fission barriers of proton-rich nuclei ^(295)Og,296119,and 297120 are analyzed briefly.Our studies could be valuable for synthesizing the superheavy new elements in the forthcoming HIAF and other facilities.展开更多
We propose and test a new method of estimating the model parameters of the phenomenological BetheWeizsacker mass formula.Based on the Monte Carlo sampling of a large dataset,we obtain,for the first time,a Cauchy-type ...We propose and test a new method of estimating the model parameters of the phenomenological BetheWeizsacker mass formula.Based on the Monte Carlo sampling of a large dataset,we obtain,for the first time,a Cauchy-type parameter distribution formed by the exact solutions of linear equation systems.Using the maximum likelihood estimation,the location and scale parameters are evaluated.The estimated results are compared with those obtained by solving overdetermined systems,e.g.,the solutions of the traditional least-squares method.Parameter correlations and uncertainty propagation are briefly discussed.As expected,it is also found that improvements in theoretical modeling(e.g.,considering microscopic corrections)decrease the parameter and propagation uncertainties.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.12325406,92261201,12404305,and W2512072)the Shaanxi Province Natural Science Fundamental Research Project (Grant Nos.2023JC-XJ-03 and23JSQ013)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Nos.BX20240286 and 2024M7625)。
文摘Abiotic oxygen formation predates photosynthesis,sustaining early chemical evolution,yet its elementary mechanisms remain contested.Here,we show the production pathways for molecular oxygen from doubly ionized carbon dioxide upon electron-impact.Through fragment ions and electron coincidence momentum imaging,we unambiguously determine the ionization mechanism by measuring the projectile energy loss in association with the C^(+) +O_(2)^(+) channel.Further potential energy and trajectory calculations enable us to elucidate the dynamical details of this fragmentation process,in which a bond rearrangement pathway is found to proceed via the structural deformation to a triangular intermediate.Moreover,we demonstrate a further roaming pathway for the formation of O_(2)^(+) from CO_(2)^(+) 2,in which a frustrated C-O bond cleavage leaves the O atom without sufficient energy to escape.The O atom then wanders around varied configuration spaces of the flat potential energy regions and forms a C-O-O_(2)^(+) intermediate prior to the final products C^(+) +O_(2)^(+).Considering the large quantities of free electrons in interstellar space,the processes revealed here are expected to be significant and should be incorporated into atmospheric evolution models.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12205076 and 12047504)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2020M670012)the Launching Fund of Henan University of Technology(Grant No.2021BS047).
文摘By using potential energy surface(PES)calculations in the three-dimensional space(β_(2),γ,β_(4))within the framework of the macroscopic-microscopic model,the fission trajectory and fission barrier for Z=118(Og),119,120 nuclei has been systematically investigated.The calculated PES includes macroscopic liquid-drop energy,microscopic shell correction and pairing correction.Taking the ^(294)Og176 nucleus as an example,we discuss the next closed shell after Z=82 and N=126 with the calculated Woods-Saxon single-particle levels.Then,the results of PES in ^(294)Og is illustrated from the(X,Y)scale to the(β_(2),γ)scale.Theγdegree of freedom reveals the shape evolution clearly during the fission process.The structure near the minimum and saddle point of the PES in the Z=118,119,120 nuclei is demonstrated simultaneously.Based on the potential energy curves,general trends of the evolution of the fission barrier heights and widths are also studied.The triaxial deformation in these superheavy mass regions plays a vital role in the first fission barrier,showing a significant reduction in both triaxial paths.In addition,the model-dependent fission barriers of proton-rich nuclei ^(295)Og,296119,and 297120 are analyzed briefly.Our studies could be valuable for synthesizing the superheavy new elements in the forthcoming HIAF and other facilities.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11975209,U2032211,12075287)the Physics Research and Development Program of Zhengzhou University(32410017)+1 种基金the Project of Youth Backbone Teachers of Colleges and Universities of Henan Province(2017GGJS008)the Polish National Science Centre(2016/21/B/ST2/01227)。
文摘We propose and test a new method of estimating the model parameters of the phenomenological BetheWeizsacker mass formula.Based on the Monte Carlo sampling of a large dataset,we obtain,for the first time,a Cauchy-type parameter distribution formed by the exact solutions of linear equation systems.Using the maximum likelihood estimation,the location and scale parameters are evaluated.The estimated results are compared with those obtained by solving overdetermined systems,e.g.,the solutions of the traditional least-squares method.Parameter correlations and uncertainty propagation are briefly discussed.As expected,it is also found that improvements in theoretical modeling(e.g.,considering microscopic corrections)decrease the parameter and propagation uncertainties.
