β-decay properties of neutron-rich Zr and Mo isotopes

Abstract

Gamow-Teller strength distributions, β-decay half-lives, and β-delayed neutron emission are investigated in neutron-rich Zr and Mo isotopes within a deformed quasiparticle random-phase approximation. The approach is based on a self-consistent Skyrme Hartree-Fock mean field with pairing correlations and residual separable particle-hole and particle-particle forces. Comparison with recent measurements of half-lives stresses the important role that nuclear deformation plays in the description of β-decay properties in this mass region.