Thermodynamic properties of hot nuclei within the self-consistent quasiparticle random-phase approximation

Abstract

The thermodynamic properties of hot nuclei are described within the canonical and microcanonical ensemble approaches. These approaches are derived based on the solutions of the BCS and self-consistent quasiparticle random-phase approximation at zero temperature embedded into the canonical and microcanonical ensembles. The obtained results agree well with the recent data extracted from experimental level densities by Oslo group for ${}^{94}$Mo, ${}^{98}$Mo, ${}^{162}$Dy and ${}^{172}$Yb nuclei.

Comments: 22 pages, 5 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev. C