Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Kh. Benam ¹
• S.Z. Mousavi ²
• V. Dehghani ²
• S.A. Alavi ²

¹ Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord University, P.O. Box: 115, Shahrekord - Iran

² Department of Physics, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P.O. Box: 98155-987, Zahedan - Iran

Abstract

The nuclear level density parameter is an important quantity in nuclear physics. Nuclear level density parameter has been calculated using different methods. In this work at first, the single particle level density has been calculated by LDA method, then the nuclear level density parameter has been obtained as a function of temperature. Based on Lestone method and using Thomas-Fermi approximation, the level density parameter has been calculated to the order of next to Lestone results (corrected Lestone method). Using calculated nuclear level density parameter and taking into account the pairing energy, the nuclear level density, excitation energy, entropy and heat capacity have been calculated

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Keywords

• Single particle level density
• Level density
• Level density parameter
• Pairing energy
• Excitation energy