Predictions of the masses of highly neutron-rich light nuclei

Abstract

A simple mass equation is derived and is shown to provide a good description of the masses of the recently measured ${T}_{Z}=\frac{5}{2}$ nuclei in the $s\ensuremath{-}d$ shell. A comparison is made with the method of Garvey et al. and predictions of masses and of the stability of neutron-excess light nuclei are given for both methods.NUCLEAR STRUCTURE Derived mass equation based on shell model; compared predictions with method of Garvey et al.