Decay properties and reaction dynamics of zirconium isotopes in the relativistic mean-field model

Abstract

In the framework of relativistic mean-field theory, the ground state properties like binding energy, charge radius and quadrupole deformation parameter for various isotopes of zirconium from the valley of stability to drip-line region have been studied. The results are compared with the experimental data and we found reasonable agreement. The calculations are carried out for [Formula: see text]-decay energy and [Formula: see text]-decay half-life up to the drip-line. Total reaction and elastic differential cross-sections are also studied for few zirconium isotopes as projectiles with [Formula: see text] as target, using different parameter sets namely NL3*, DD-ME2 and DD-PC1 in conjunction with Glauber model.