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Title

A Mathematica Program Using Isotropic Harmonic Oscillator Eigenstates to Model Alpha-Particles Tunneling Half Life Variability
Authors

E. Chaffin
N. Gothard
J. Tuttle
Journal / Anthology

arXiv:nucl-th/0105070
Year: 2001
Description

We have developed a Mathematica program which uses three-dimensional, isotropic harmonic oscillator wavefunctions for the solutions interior to the nucleus, and Coulomb wavefunctions for the exterior. The algorithm enables us to calculate the half life for alpha decay for alpha decay for varying depths of the nuclear potential well.
Subject

*Science > Physics > Nuclear and Particle Physics
URL

http://www.arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0105070