%0 Journal Article
%T Pairing Effect on the Binding Energy Curve of N = Z Atomic Nuclei
%A Bernard Schaeffer
%J World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
%P 79-82
%@ 2161-6809
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjnst.2013.33013
%X <p align=\"justify\">
	<span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The saw-tooth phenomenon on the binding </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">energy curve of N = Z nuclei is due to the low binding energy between the </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Á-particles. It was suspected by Gamow to be of van der Waals type, found here </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">to be deuteron bonds. The binding energy per nucleon, in absolute value, of an </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Á-particle is larger than any other combination of 4 nucleons. Therefore, the </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">binding energy per nucleon is low for odd-odd N = Z nuclei and maximum for </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">even-even N = Z nuclei. The assumption of N = Z nuclei to be an assembly of </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Á-particles and deuteron bonds predicts the binding energy of the 32 first N = </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Z nuclei with a rms deviation of 0.25 MeV.</span></span> 
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%K Nuclear Structure
%K Binding Energies
%K Masses
%K Cluster Models
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=34034