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The accurate prediction of rare isotopes produced in in-flight fission of a heavy nucleus is a key question to search for new neutron-rich isotopes in the new generation of radioactive ion beam factories. Assuming that the empirical ${Q}_{g}$ scaling discovered in the projectile fragmentation reaction is obeyed in fissile fragments, i.e., the cross section of the isotopic fragment exponentially depends on its ${Q}_{g}$ value, we studied the systematic behavior of fragments produced in the in-flight fission reactions of $^{238}\mathrm{U}$ measured at RIKEN and GSI. The results show that ${Q}_{g}$ of the fissile fragment adheres to the same systematic regularity. This mechanistic universality establishes the ${Q}_{g}$-scaling method as a unified framework for predicting fragment yields across the projectile fragmentation reactions and fission reactions, providing crucial guidance for experiments searching for rare nuclei near the neutron-drip line and the nuclear structural evolution. Furthermore, using ${Q}_{g}$ values derived from the AME2020 atomic mass evaluation, the systematic behavior demonstrates robustness and allows the extraction of mass excesses from newly measured cross sections of neutron-rich isotopes. The mass excesses for 13 new isotopes, that is, $^{89}\mathrm{Ga}, ^{91,92}\mathrm{Ge}, ^{93\ensuremath{-}95}\mathrm{As}, ^{96,97}\mathrm{Se}, ^{99\ensuremath{-}101}\mathrm{Ge}$, and $^{102,103}\mathrm{Kr}$, were determined via the ${Q}_{g}$ systematics, showing consistency with the well-known mass models.
Authors
- Yu-Ting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8145-2370)
- Chun-Wang Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-518X)
- Kai-Xuan Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-3726)
- Zeng-Xiang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1701-6565)
- Hui-Ling Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9067-2462)
- Xiaobao Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8600-3963)
- Jie Pu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7169-4044)
- Ya-Fei Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3098-8702)
- Yibo Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6243-1617)
- W. Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4144-7941)
- Chun-Yuan Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2039-5009)
- J. W. Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0063-7373)
- G. X. Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3274-3830)
- Tian-Ren Zhuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8945-8429)
Institutions
- Henan Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Henan Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. C
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/cnz6-98yt
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.87