Multiple-models predictions for drip line nuclides in projectile fragmentation of ^40,48Ca, ^58,64Ni, and ^78,86Kr at 140 MeV/u Enhanced Publication

Multiple-models predictions for drip line nuclides in projectile fragmentation of 40,48 Ca, 58,64 Ni, and 78,86 Kr at 140 MeV/u 1 first-author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8600-3963 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9067-2462 1 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7169-4044 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-3726 1 1 corresp †machunwang@126.com †machunwang@126.com machunwang@126.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-518X College of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China College of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China Modern rare isotope beam (RIB) factories will significantly enhance the production of extremely rare isotopes (ERI) at or near drip lines. As one of the most important methods employed in RIB factories, the production of ERIs in projectile fragmentation reactions should be theoretically improved to provide better guidance for experimental research. The cross-sections of ERIs produced in 140 MeV/u 78,86 Kr/ 58,64 Ni/ 40,48 Ca + 9 Be projectile fragmentation reactions were predicted using the newly proposed models [i.e., Bayesian neural network (BNN), BNN + FRACS, and FRACS, see Chin. Phys. C, 46: 074104 (2022)] and the frequently used EPAX3 model. With a minimum cross-section of 10 -15 mb, the possibilities of ERIs discovery in a new facility for rare isotope beams (FRIB) are discussed. Bayesian neural network (BNN) FRACS Drip line Extremely rare isotope Projectile fragmentation Introduction 1 The newly predicted number of bounded nuclei is more than 9035 [ 1 1 , 2 2 ], most of which are rare nuclei far away from the β- stable line. It is claimed that 3330 and 3340 nuclides have been discovered in web counting [ 3 3 ] and NUBASE2020 [ 4 4 ], while another 3000 with large isospin (or n/p asy mmetry) are expected to be discovered in the new generation of rare isotope beam (RIB) factories [ 5 5 , 6 6 ], which will double the number of known nuclides and expand the knowledge of nuclear structure, fundamental interaction, and nuclear astrophysics. Particularly, the new Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) announced its opening on May 2 nd , 2022, which can produce the extremely rare isotope (ERI) of lifetime as short as 10 -21 second (zeptosecond) [ 7 7 ]. The news indicates that a variety of ERIs will be artificially created in the near future. With cutting-edge technologies of enhanced primary beams or rare isotope beams and improved online particle identification systems in the new generation of RIB factories, ERIs in different mass regions can be produced through nuclear reactions of fission, fusion, nuclear spallation, multinucleon transfer, and projectile fragmentation (PF) reactions [ 8 8 - 12 12 8-12 ]. A projectile fragmentation reaction means that the accelerated projectile nuclear beam (stable or unstable) bombards the target nucleus, in which rare isotopes can be formed after violent collisions between the projectile and target nuclei. In the second generation of RIB factories, the accelerated beams are stable nuclei, and isospin effects have an observable influence on fragment production [ 13 13 ], that is, the production of neutron-rich fragments is enhanced in the reaction induced by the more neutron-rich projectile nucleus, and vice versa [ 14 14 ]. In the third generation of RIB factories, well-separated rare isotope (with large asymmetry) beams make it easier to produce ERIs at or near drip lines. The proof-of-principle experiment with a post-accelerated isotope separator online beam at the Beijing Radioactive Ion-beam Facility (BRIF) provided a powerful method for investigating ERIs and precious technology for the Huizhou accelerator complex facility under construction [ 15 15 , 16 16 ]. For the new chance provided by the third generation of RIB factories to discover ERIs, most of existing theoretical models are not precise to describe rare isotopes of low productive rates (see the recent review in [ 6 6 ]). Some new methods, which are developed based on the empirical phenomena of fragment production in PF reactions, shed light on the high-quality prediction of rare fragments with large n/p asymmetry. For example, the FRACS formula [ 17 17 ] and its improved version FRACS-C (improved prediction quality for neutron-deficient fragments as well as the fragments in the PF reaction with incident energy below 100 MeV/u) [ 18 18 ], the scaling formula of fragment cross-sections [ 19 19 ], the relation of odd-even staggering laws [ 20 20 - 22 22 20-22 ], and the correlation between the fragment cross-section and average binding energy [ 23 23 - 25 25 23-25 ]. Following the success of machine learning models for predicting fragment production in spallation reactions, which have been constructed using Bayesian neural network technology (BNN) [ 26 26 - 28 28 26-28 ], BNN and BNN + FRACS models have been constructed for high-quality prediction of fragment production in PF reactions [ 29 29 ]. The constructed BNN and BNN + FRACS models for PF reactions are stimulated to simulate their cross-sections to determine the probabilities of EIRs with Z ranging from 4 to 27 that can be produced for the FRIB experimental exploration. In this study, a multi-model prediction of cross-sections for ERIs in typical reactions (i.e., 78,86 Kr/ 58,64 Ni/ 40,48 Ca + 9 Be at 140 MeV/u) was performed using EPAX3, FRACS, BNN, and BNN + FRACS models. These models are briefly described in Sect. 2. In Sect. 3, the predicted cross-sections for fragments in the 78,86 Kr/ 58,64 Ni/ 40,48 Ca + 9 Be reactions are presented, in which we also discuss the possibility to discover new isotopes in experiments at FRIB. The summary of this paper is provided in Sect. 4. Model descriptions 1 In this section, the adopted theoretical methods, including EPAX3 [ 30 30 ], FRACS [ 17 17 ], BNN, and BNN+FRACS [ 29 29 ], are briefly introduced. For a detailed description, readers are referred to the original articles. By employing as many measured fragment cross-sections in projectile fragmentation reactions as that in 2012, a universal empirical formula EPAX3 [ 30 30 ] was proposed based on its previous version EPAX2 [ 31 31 ], aiming at a better quality for most neutron-rich fragments by maintaining good quality for neutron-deficient fragments. In EPAX3, it is assumed that the fragment yields are independent of the incident energy of the reaction when it is above the Fermi energy (approximately 40 MeV/u), but a suitable range of incident energy is suggested to be above 140 MeV/u [ 28 28 ]. EPAX2 and EPAX3 are important methods for fragment prediction in PF and spallation reactions for intermediate and relativistic energies [ 6 6 , 28 28 ]. The FRACS formulas [ 17 17 ] modified the EPAX3 formulas by implanting the energy dependence and odd-even staggering factors for fragment production, and the prediction accuracy significantly improved. With a new set of parameters, it is assumed to be efficient for predicting ERIs in PF reactions with incident energies above 100 MeV/u. In a recent comprehensive comparison using measured data for reaction systems from intermediate projectile nuclei to heavy ones, FRACS formulas illustrate a high-quality prediction for fragment cross-sections [ 29 29 ]. A thorough description of FRACS formulas can be found in [ 17 17 ]. The BNN and BNN + FRACS models have been constructed [ 29 29 ] to precisely predict fragment cross-sections in projectile fragmentation reactions. The model structures of the BNN and BNN + FRACS are one input layer with seven input parameters, one output layer with one output parameter, and optimized 46 neural units in one hidden layer. The BNN model was constructed by direct learning of the massive fragment cross-sections measured (6393 data in 53 reactions; see Supplementary Information in [ 29 29 ]), while the BNN + FRACS model was constructed by learning and minimizing the difference between the FRACS prediction and measured results. With a large number of learning datasets assembled, the constructed BNN and BNN + FRACS models can predict fragment cross-sections for reactions with incident energies from 40 to 1000 MeV/u, projectile nuclei from approximately 40 Ar to 208 Pb, and fragments of mass ( A f ) from the light ones to those around the projectile nucleus (5 ≤ A f ≤ A p ). The advantages of the BNN and BNN + FRACS models make it possible to predict the production of ERIs in projectile fragmentation reactions induced by both stable and rare nuclei. The description of the BNN and BNN + FRACS models can be found in [ 29 29 ]. Results and Discussion 1 Considering the advantages of FRIB nuclear beams, projectile fragmentation reactions of 140 MeV/u 78,86 Kr + 9 Be, 58,64 Ni + 9 Be, and 40,48 Ca + 9 Be were simulated using the EPAX3, FRACS, BNN, and BNN + FRACS models. The enhanced beam intensity of the FRIB produces more neutron-rich ERIs, although their cross-sections are extremely low. The discussion is grouped as follows: • The global production for fragments. • ERIs on the neutron-rich side in 48 Ca + 9 Be, 64 Ni + 9 Be, and 86 Kr + 9 Be reactions. • ERIs on the neutron-deficient side in 40 Ca + 9 Be, 58 Ni + 9 Be, and 78 Kr + 9 Be reactions. Global Production for Fragments 2 The predicted cross-sections for fragments were compared among 140 MeV/u 78,86 Kr + 9 Be, 58,64 Ni + 9 Be, and 40,48 Ca + 9 Be reactions. For isotopes from Z = 1 to 12, the maximum cross-sections produced in 40,48 Ca and 58,64 Ni reactions were selected, whereas the maximum cross-sections in 40,48 Ca, 58,64 Ni, and 78,86 Kr reactions were selected to plot the figures for those of Z > 12. Following the assumption in the previous study [ 29 29 ], with the lowest limitation of 10 -15 mb, the fragments with cross-sections above were discussed. In Fig. 1 Fig. 1 , the predicted fragments with cross-sections larger than 10 -15 mb have been plotted in the form of a nuclear landscape, and shown ones have the maximum cross section in the six predicted reactions. The nuclides in light grey denote those predicted in AME2020 [ 32 32 ], while those in light blue denote the range from the LISE++ toolkit-implanted dataset of FRIB [ 33 33 ]. The predicted results of the four models show that the distribution of the dominant fragments produced by the six projectiles is divided into two parts, and the dividing line almost coincides with the β- stable line. The production of fragments on the neutron-rich side is dominated by 48 Ca, 64 Ni, and 86 Kr reactions. Above the stable line, fragments can be produced in 40 Ca, 58 Ni, and 78 Kr reactions. In panels (b) and (c), the fragments for Z ≤ 4 and N ≤ 8 have larger cross-sections in the 40 Ca reaction. With the lowest limitation of 10 -15 mb, neutron-deficient isotopes for elements Z ≤ 28 can be reached using 40 Ca and 58 Ni projectiles at 140 MeV/u. For the reaction induced by 78 Kr, the fragments produced were considerably close to the proton drip line. On the neutron-rich side of the landscape, in the 48 Ca + 9 Be reaction, the fragments can reach the drip line of Z ≤ 11 of AME2020, whereas for those of 12 ≤ Z ≤ 14, only isotopes close to the neutron drip line of AME2020 could be found. Fragments with Z ≥ 15 have the maximum cross-sections in the 86 Kr + 9 Be reaction. For the predicted existing limitations of Z ≤ 12 by LISE++ for the FRIB, the predicted isotopes could not cover this region. In general, on the neutron-rich side of the landscape, it is observed that the BNN predicts more nuclides than FRACS, and BNN + FRACS predicts fewer nuclides than FRACS. Although EPAX3 predicts a similar number of isotopes to other methods, the production of neutron-rich isotopes for Z from 15 to 20 is dominated by the 64 Ni + 9 Be reaction, which is different from those of the BNN, BNN + FRACS, and FRACS models. The corresponding contour plots according to the cross-sections of the fragments presented in Fig. 1 Fig. 1 are drawn in Fig. 2 Fig. 2 . For proton-drip line isotopes of Z ≤ 36, they are prospective to be produced using the 40 Ca, 58 Ni and 78 Kr primary beams both predicted by BNN, BNN + FRACS, FRACS and EPAX3 models, except that BNN has much lower cross-sections than those of BNN + FRACS and FRACS models. For isotopes on the neutron-rich side of the chart, all four models cover the AME2020 prediction for Z ≤ 28. For the area close to the projectile 86 Kr, only the BNN results show that it is possible to produce the drip-line nuclei predicted by AME2020. All four models cover the range of neutron-rich ones with Z from 1 to 11 for the LISE++ predicted isotopes for the FRIB. For isotopes of Z ≥ 12, the predictions by the four models cannot reach the neutron-rich edge by LISE++ predictions for the FRIB. ERIs on Neutron-rich Side 2 For the ERIs on the neutron-rich side, fragments at 140 MeV/u 48 Ca + 9 Be, 64 Ni + 9 Be, and 86 Kr + 9 Be reactions are plotted in Figs. 3 Figs. 3 and 4 4 . Additional data for the reactions at 140 MeV/u are listed in Table 1 Table 1 in the appendix. 1 1 Frag. 1 1   1 1 140 MeV/u 1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1 Z 1 1 I 1 1 σ BN 1 1 σ BF 1 1 σ FR 1 1 σ EP 1 1 9 1 1 10 1 1 (19.3±2.65)E-07 1 1 (15.0±1.49)E-07 1 1 9.71E-07 1 1 1.62E-07 1 1 9 1 1 11 1 1 (17.4±2.75)E-08 1 1 (21.3±2.28)E-08 1 1 1.61E-07 1 1 7.59E-09 1 1 9 1 1 12 1 1 (14.6±2.79)E-09 1 1 (37.0±4.34)E-10 1 1 3.40E-09 1 1 3.07E-10 1 1 9 1 1 13 1 1 (11.2±2.67)E-10 1 1 (13.1±1.71)E-11 1 1 1.51E-10 1 1 1.08E-11 1 1 10 1 1 10 1 1 (67.8±8.72)E-07 1 1 (82.5±7.75)E-07 1 1 7.12E-06 1 1 9.18E-07 1 1 10 1 1 11 1 1 (6.83±1.02)E-07 1 1 (13.4±1.36)E-08 1 1 1.38E-07 1 1 5.26E-08 1 1 10 1 1 12 1 1 (6.37±1.15)E-08 1 1 (27.4±3.08)E-09 1 1 3.50E-08 1 1 2.60E-09 1 1 10 1 1 13 1 1 (5.39±1.23)E-09 1 1 (61.0±7.72)E-11 1 1 1.00E-09 1 1 1.13E-10 1 1 10 1 1 14 1 1 (4.05±1.18)E-10 1 1 (19.2±2.78)E-12 1 1 4.22E-11 1 1 4.30E-12 1 1 11 1 1 10 1 1 (24.4±2.89)E-06 1 1 (11.0±1.00)E-06 1 1 1.21E-05 1 1 5.22E-06 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 (27.4±3.78)E-07 1 1 (26.1±2.58)E-07 1 1 3.52E-06 1 1 3.64E-07 1 1 11 1 1 12 1 1 (28.4±4.79)E-08 1 1 (43.5±4.74)E-09 1 1 7.40E-08 1 1 2.21E-08 1 1 11 1 1 13 1 1 (26.6±5.66)E-09 1 1 (10.0±1.23)E-09 1 1 2.25E-08 1 1 1.18E-09 1 1 11 1 1 14 1 1 (22.0±5.99)E-10 1 1 (11.4±1.62)E-11 1 1 3.53E-10 1 1 5.57E-11 1 1 11 1 1 15 1 1 (15.6±5.48)E-11 1 1 (32.3±5.38)E-13 1 1 1.44E-11 1 1 2.37E-12 1 1 11 1 1 16 1 1 (9.35±4.19)E-12 1 1 (7.23±1.42)E-14 1 1 4.82E-13 1 1 9.09E-14 1 1 11 1 1 17 1 1 (4.59±2.62)E-13 1 1 (13.1±3.04)E-16 1 1 1.35E-14 1 1 3.21E-15 1 1 12 1 1 10 1 1 (89.3±9.57)E-06 1 1 (11.1±1.00)E-05 1 1 1.51E-04 1 1 2.95E-05 1 1 12 1 1 11 1 1 (11.2±1.40)E-06 1 1 (30.8±2.99)E-07 1 1 5.22E-06 1 1 2.51E-06 1 1 12 1 1 12 1 1 (12.8±1.98)E-07 1 1 (57.6±6.16)E-08 1 1 1.27E-06 1 1 1.87E-07 1 1 12 1 1 13 1 1 (13.2±2.57)E-08 1 1 (8.89±1.07)E-09 1 1 2.64E-08 1 1 1.23E-08 1 1 12 1 1 14 1 1 (11.9±2.98)E-09 1 1 (11.9±1.67)E-10 1 1 5.03E-09 1 1 7.26E-10 1 1 12 1 1 15 1 1 (9.12±2.94)E-10 1 1 (25.2±4.17)E-12 1 1 1.57E-10 1 1 3.91E-11 1 1 12 1 1 16 1 1 (5.76±2.40)E-11 1 1 (7.09±1.40)E-13 1 1 6.75E-12 1 1 2.02E-12 1 1 12 1 1 17 1 1 (2.92±1.57)E-12 1 1 (18.9±4.35)E-15 1 1 2.59E-13 1 1 1.03E-13 1 1 13 1 1 10 1 1 (32.9±3.17)E-05 1 1 (20.3±1.83)E-05 1 1 3.30E-04 1 1 1.65E-04 1 1 13 1 1 11 1 1 (45.9±5.17)E-06 1 1 (43.4±4.18)E-06 1 1 9.01E-05 1 1 1.71E-05 1 1 13 1 1 12 1 1 (58.2±8.03)E-07 1 1 (12.4±1.30)E-07 1 1 3.42E-06 1 1 1.57E-06 1 1 13 1 1 13 1 1 (6.55±1.14)E-07 1 1 (18.6±2.21)E-08 1 1 7.16E-07 1 1 1.30E-07 1 1 13 1 1 14 1 1 (6.34±1.42)E-08 1 1 (42.7±5.94)E-10 1 1 2.41E-08 1 1 1.02E-08 1 1 13 1 1 15 1 1 (5.11±1.49)E-09 1 1 (39.5±6.55)E-11 1 1 3.36E-09 1 1 7.69E-10 1 1 13 1 1 16 1 1 (3.31±1.27)E-10 1 1 (10.6±2.07)E-12 1 1 1.28E-10 1 1 5.33E-11 1 1 13 1 1 17 1 1 (16.7±8.40)E-12 1 1 (41.5±9.18)E-14 1 1 4.92E-12 1 1 2.59E-12 1 1 14 1 1 10 1 1 (12.2±1.06)E-04 1 1 (16.6±1.51)E-04 1 1 3.14E-03 1 1 9.15E-04 1 1 14 1 1 11 1 1 (18.9±1.90)E-05 1 1 (88.8±8.46)E-06 1 1 2.20E-04 1 1 1.18E-04 1 1 14 1 1 12 1 1 (26.3±3.20)E-06 1 1 (17.5±1.81)E-06 1 1 5.94E-05 1 1 1.41E-05 1 1 14 1 1 13 1 1 (31.8±4.86)E-07 1 1 (67.8±7.99)E-08 1 1 3.33E-06 1 1 1.59E-06 1 1 14 1 1 14 1 1 (32.4±6.41)E-08 1 1 (8.04±1.13)E-08 1 1 5.91E-07 1 1 1.66E-07 1 1 14 1 1 15 1 1 (26.6±7.00)E-09 1 1 (16.0±2.68)E-10 1 1 1.68E-08 1 1 1.32E-08 1 1 14 1 1 16 1 1 (17.0±6.01)E-10 1 1 (21.7±4.19)E-11 1 1 2.23E-09 1 1 5.85E-10 1 1 14 1 1 17 1 1 (8.05±3.85)E-11 1 1 (4.30±1.20)E-12 1 1 8.42E-12 1 1 9.12E-12 1 1 15 1 1 10 1 1 (45.5±3.63)E-04 1 1 (42.3±3.82)E-04 1 1 9.13E-03 1 1 5.26E-03 1 1 15 1 1 11 1 1 (77.7±7.01)E-05 1 1 (10.6±0.99)E-04 1 1 3.09E-03 1 1 9.06E-04 1 1 15 1 1 12 1 1 (11.6±1.25)E-05 1 1 (67.1±6.87)E-06 1 1 2.79E-04 1 1 1.43E-04 1 1 15 1 1 13 1 1 (14.8±1.99)E-06 1 1 (9.47±1.13)E-06 1 1 5.85E-05 1 1 1.84E-05 1 1 15 1 1 14 1 1 (15.3±2.70)E-07 1 1 (28.9±4.19)E-08 1 1 2.55E-06 1 1 1.53E-06 1 1 15 1 1 15 1 1 (12.3±2.96)E-08 1 1 (21.1±3.62)E-09 1 1 1.83E-07 1 1 5.91E-08 1 1 15 1 1 16 1 1 (7.27±2.44)E-09 1 1 (9.93±2.60)E-11 1 1 1.67E-10 1 1 5.98E-10 1 1 15 1 1 17 1 1 (3.02±1.42)E-10 1 1 (4.53±4.32)E-11 1 1 2.43E-14 1 1 5.95E-13 1 1 16 1 1 10 1 1 (16.8±1.26)E-03 1 1 (36.2±3.21)E-03 1 1 8.84E-02 1 1 3.34E-02 1 1 16 1 1 11 1 1 (31.0±2.58)E-04 1 1 (33.3±3.09)E-04 1 1 1.15E-02 1 1 6.91E-03 1 1 16 1 1 12 1 1 (48.6±4.76)E-05 1 1 (56.0±5.92)E-05 1 1 2.83E-03 1 1 1.06E-03 1 1 16 1 1 13 1 1 (62.4±7.72)E-06 1 1 (19.5±2.51)E-06 1 1 1.41E-04 1 1 9.39E-05 1 1 16 1 1 14 1 1 (6.22±1.04)E-06 1 1 (7.45±1.17)E-07 1 1 5.33E-06 1 1 3.24E-06 1 1 16 1 1 15 1 1 (4.55±1.07)E-07 1 1 (24.4±6.13)E-10 1 1 3.48E-09 1 1 2.13E-08 1 1 16 1 1 16 1 1 (23.1±7.77)E-09 1 1 (10.1±9.03)E-11 1 1 4.91E-14 1 1 6.95E-12 1 1 16 1 1 17 1 1 (7.65±3.68)E-10 1 1 (3.74±19.8)E-08 1 1 5.20E-26 1 1 7.58E-18 The first experimental exploration of new isotopes at FRIB aimed at the discovery of new half-lives of EIRs on the neutron-rich side from magnesium to phosphorus, mainly using the projectile of 48 Ca [ 34 34 , 35 35 ]. Similar measurements were performed during the first decade of the 21 th century [ 36 36 ]. For these ERIs, the predicted cross-sections for fragments produced in 140 MeV/u 48 Ca + 9 Be and 64 Ni + 9 Be reactions were compared with the measured data presented in Fig. 3 Fig. 3 . In general, the four models accurately predicted the measured data. This discussion focuses on neutron-rich ERIs production. The experiments confirmed that the nuclei along the A =3 Z +4 line up to Z = 13 are bounded, except for the 28 O, 25 N, and 16 Be isotopes. The latest work at RIKEN first observed the new isotope 39 Na beyond the experiential line in the light mass range with the estimated cross section (0.5 fb) being very close to the BNN prediction (0.46 fb) [ 37 37 ]. For ERIs with Z ≥ 10, the cross-sections in the 48 Ca reaction are larger than those in the 64 Ni reaction, and the BNN prediction results are clearly higher than those of the other models. A reasonable extrapolation trend of isotopic distributions can be obtained by the four models; however, the EPAX3, FRACS, and BNN+FRACS predictions rapidly drop when the fragments are close to the projectile 48 Ca. In EPAX3 and FRACS, the quick drop is caused by the “brute-force” factor. It downscales the predicted cross-section to fit the experimental data and depends on the neutron excess of the projectile and the fragment nucleus. The BNN + FRACS prediction is also influenced by this because it is rooted in the FRACS. Thus, the new discovery of ERIs should address the shortcoming of the BNN + FRACS model. In Fig. 4 Fig. 4 , the isotopic cross-section for fragments are compared for the 140 MeV/u 64 Ni + 9 Be and 86 Kr + 9 Be reactions, which use neutron-rich projectiles. Similar phenomena to those shown in Fig. 3 (f) Fig. 3 (f) can be found in Figs. 4 (c) and (d) Figs. 4 (c) and (d) , that is, a quick drop is shown in EPAX3, FRACS, and BNN + FRACS predictions for ERIs with mass numbers considerably close to that of projectile ( 64 Ni). ERIs on Neutron-Deficient Side 2 In a recent work, a discussion on the production of neutron-deficient nuclei with Z =20-25 in the framework of isospin-dependent Boltzmann-Langevin model using the radioactive 48-59 Ni beams at 140, 240, and 345 MeV/u [ 38 38 ], seeing that the cross-section of neutron-deficient nuclei could be significantly enhanced by neutron-deficient projectiles. For stable neutron-deficient primary beams, it is necessary to investigate the possibility of ERIs production near proton drip lines. For ERIs on the neutron-deficient side, the fragments at 140 MeV/u 40 Ca + 9 Be, 58 Ni + 9 Be, and 78 Kr + 9 Be reactions are plotted in Figs. 5 Figs. 5 and 6 6 . Additional data for the reactions at 140 MeV/u are listed in Table 2 Table 2 in the appendix. 1 1 Frag. 1 1 140 MeV/u 1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1 Z 1 1 I 1 1 σ BN 1 1 σ BF 1 1 σ FR 1 1 σ EP 1 1 9 1 1 -7 1 1 (4.93±3.38)E-13 1 1 (39.9±9.41)E-09 1 1 3.53E-07 1 1 3.60E-07 1 1 9 1 1 -6 1 1 (3.79±2.14)E-10 1 1 (7.32±1.47)E-07 1 1 4.28E-06 1 1 4.39E-06 1 1 9 1 1 -5 1 1 (19.7±8.68)E-08 1 1 (13.9±2.38)E-06 1 1 5.54E-05 1 1 5.72E-05 1 1 9 1 1 -4 1 1 (5.27±1.70)E-05 1 1 (27.0±3.97)E-05 1 1 7.61E-04 1 1 7.90E-04 1 1 9 1 1 -3 1 1 (5.76±1.26)E-03 1 1 (53.5±6.88)E-04 1 1 1.10E-02 1 1 1.15E-02 1 1 9 1 1 -2 1 1 (21.5±3.07)E-02 1 1 (68.8±7.92)E-03 1 1 1.08E-01 1 1 1.77E-01 1 1 10 1 1 -7 1 1 (4.01±2.67)E-13 1 1 (29.8±6.25)E-09 1 1 2.57E-07 1 1 2.65E-07 1 1 10 1 1 -6 1 1 (3.01±1.65)E-10 1 1 (5.76±1.04)E-07 1 1 3.32E-06 1 1 3.45E-06 1 1 10 1 1 -5 1 1 (15.6±6.65)E-08 1 1 (11.4±1.77)E-06 1 1 4.56E-05 1 1 4.76E-05 1 1 10 1 1 -4 1 1 (4.32±1.33)E-05 1 1 (22.9±3.11)E-05 1 1 6.60E-04 1 1 6.92E-04 1 1 10 1 1 -3 1 1 (4.98±1.02)E-03 1 1 (8.67±1.05)E-03 1 1 1.86E-02 1 1 1.06E-02 1 1 11 1 1 -7 1 1 (3.86±2.48)E-13 1 1 (24.1±4.69)E-09 1 1 1.88E-07 1 1 1.96E-07 1 1 11 1 1 -6 1 1 (2.78±1.46)E-10 1 1 (48.5±8.17)E-08 1 1 2.58E-06 1 1 2.71E-06 1 1 11 1 1 -5 1 1 (14.2±5.74)E-08 1 1 (9.90±1.46)E-06 1 1 3.73E-05 1 1 3.93E-05 1 1 11 1 1 -4 1 1 (3.95±1.14)E-05 1 1 (20.5±2.67)E-05 1 1 5.66E-04 1 1 6.00E-04 1 1 11 1 1 -3 1 1 (47.1±8.95)E-04 1 1 (24.3±2.87)E-04 1 1 5.10E-03 1 1 9.58E-03 1 1 12 1 1 -7 1 1 (4.36±2.68)E-13 1 1 (20.7±3.85)E-09 1 1 1.39E-07 1 1 1.46E-07 1 1 12 1 1 -6 1 1 (2.95±1.47)E-10 1 1 (42.9±6.97)E-08 1 1 2.01E-06 1 1 2.13E-06 1 1 12 1 1 -5 1 1 (14.5±5.50)E-08 1 1 (8.98±1.29)E-06 1 1 3.04E-05 1 1 3.24E-05 1 1 12 1 1 -4 1 1 (3.98±1.06)E-05 1 1 (31.7±4.07)E-05 1 1 8.06E-04 1 1 5.16E-04 1 1 12 1 1 -3 1 1 (48.1±8.27)E-04 1 1 (64.8±7.60)E-04 1 1 1.28E-02 1 1 8.60E-03 1 1 13 1 1 -8 1 1 (8.72±6.13)E-16 1 1 (8.84±1.84)E-10 1 1 7.11E-09 1 1 7.53E-09 1 1 13 1 1 -7 1 1 (5.72±3.35)E-13 1 1 (18.5±3.36)E-09 1 1 1.03E-07 1 1 1.09E-07 1 1 13 1 1 -6 1 1 (3.56±1.67)E-10 1 1 (39.2±6.25)E-08 1 1 1.56E-06 1 1 1.67E-06 1 1 13 1 1 -5 1 1 (16.4±5.80)E-08 1 1 (8.40±1.18)E-06 1 1 2.47E-05 1 1 2.66E-05 1 1 13 1 1 -4 1 1 (4.36±1.06)E-05 1 1 (11.3±1.44)E-05 1 1 2.56E-04 1 1 4.43E-04 1 1 13 1 1 -3 1 1 (52.2±8.02)E-04 1 1 (27.0±3.15)E-04 1 1 4.86E-03 1 1 7.71E-03 1 1 14 1 1 -8 1 1 (1.49±1.01)E-15 1 1 (7.95±1.63)E-10 1 1 5.03E-09 1 1 5.38E-09 1 1 14 1 1 -7 1 1 (8.63±4.81)E-13 1 1 (17.1±3.05)E-09 1 1 7.63E-08 1 1 8.22E-08 1 1 14 1 1 -6 1 1 (4.82±2.12)E-10 1 1 (36.9±5.81)E-08 1 1 1.21E-06 1 1 1.31E-06 1 1 14 1 1 -5 1 1 (20.5±6.69)E-08 1 1 (8.07±1.13)E-06 1 1 2.01E-05 1 1 2.19E-05 1 1 14 1 1 -4 1 1 (5.12±1.14)E-05 1 1 (27.3±3.44)E-05 1 1 5.37E-04 1 1 3.83E-04 1 1 14 1 1 -3 1 1 (59.3±8.23)E-04 1 1 (55.9±6.45)E-04 1 1 8.94E-03 1 1 6.99E-03 1 1 15 1 1 -8 1 1 (2.98±1.94)E-15 1 1 (7.34±1.49)E-10 1 1 3.59E-09 1 1 3.89E-09 1 1 15 1 1 -7 1 1 (14.9±7.89)E-13 1 1 (16.1±2.87)E-09 1 1 5.72E-08 1 1 6.23E-08 1 1 15 1 1 -6 1 1 (7.29±3.02)E-10 1 1 (35.7±5.59)E-08 1 1 9.55E-07 1 1 1.05E-06 1 1 15 1 1 -5 1 1 (27.8±8.46)E-08 1 1 (8.01±1.11)E-06 1 1 1.67E-05 1 1 1.84E-05 1 1 15 1 1 -4 1 1 (6.41±1.31)E-05 1 1 (11.6±1.45)E-05 1 1 1.95E-04 1 1 3.38E-04 1 1 15 1 1 -3 1 1 (70.2±9.05)E-04 1 1 (28.6±3.27)E-04 1 1 4.00E-03 1 1 6.55E-03 1 1 16 1 1 -8 1 1 (6.88±4.36)E-15 1 1 (6.95±1.41)E-10 1 1 2.61E-09 1 1 2.86E-09 1 1 16 1 1 -7 1 1 (2.90±1.48)E-12 1 1 (15.7±2.79)E-09 1 1 4.38E-08 1 1 4.83E-08 1 1 16 1 1 -6 1 1 (12.2±4.82)E-10 1 1 (35.9±5.61)E-08 1 1 7.73E-07 1 1 8.56E-07 1 1 16 1 1 -5 1 1 (4.10±1.18)E-07 1 1 (8.35±1.16)E-06 1 1 1.44E-05 1 1 1.60E-05 1 1 16 1 1 -4 1 1 (8.51±1.65)E-05 1 1 (32.7±4.08)E-05 1 1 4.63E-04 1 1 3.15E-04 1 1 16 1 1 -3 1 1 (8.63±1.08)E-03 1 1 (73.5±8.41)E-04 1 1 8.85E-03 1 1 6.59E-03 1 1 17 1 1 -8 1 1 (1.83±1.13)E-14 1 1 (6.82±1.40)E-10 1 1 1.96E-09 1 1 2.17E-09 1 1 17 1 1 -7 1 1 (6.38±3.15)E-12 1 1 (16.0±2.88)E-09 1 1 3.50E-08 1 1 3.90E-08 1 1 17 1 1 -6 1 1 (22.6±8.63)E-10 1 1 (38.3±6.08)E-08 1 1 6.62E-07 1 1 7.42E-07 1 1 17 1 1 -5 1 1 (6.53±1.82)E-07 1 1 (9.46±1.33)E-06 1 1 1.33E-05 1 1 1.50E-05 1 1 17 1 1 -4 1 1 (12.0±2.28)E-05 1 1 (13.8±1.75)E-05 1 1 1.63E-04 1 1 3.24E-04 1 1 17 1 1 -3 1 1 (11.0±1.41)E-03 1 1 (42.9±5.00)E-04 1 1 4.37E-03 1 1 7.59E-03 In Fig. 5 Fig. 5 , fragments from Z = 6 to 18 are compared for 140 MeV/u 40 Ca + 9 Be and 58 Ni + 9 Be reactions. It is easy to find that the predicted cross-sections by BNN and BNN + FRACS are in very good agreement with the measured data, while EPAX3 and FRACS underestimated the light fragments that were far away from the projectiles, as shown in panel (a). The extrapolation of the ERIs near the proton drip line shows that the projectile 40 Ca is a better choice. The predictions of ERIs by the EPAX3, FRACS, and BNN + FRACS models are close, whereas the BNN predictions for fragments on the proton-rich side with I ≤ -3 are smaller than those of the other models. The ERIs for the neutron-deficient isotopes of Z ≥20 in 140 MeV/u 58 Ni + 9 Be and 78 Kr + 9 Be reactions are compared in Fig. 6 Fig. 6 . The EPAX3, FRACS, and BNN + FRACS predictions are similar, while the BNN prediction is much lower than the other models. It should be noted that all fragments with I =-7 for Z =9-27 elements could be reached in the reactions predicted by the adopted models, providing new opportunities to study exotic multi-proton emissions in extreme neutron-deficient nuclei [ 39 39 ]. summary 1 FRACS, BNN, and BNN + FRACS models, and EPAX3 formulas were adopted to predict the ERI cross-sections in typical PF reactions of 140 MeV/u 78,86 Kr + 9 Be, 58,64 Ni + 9 Be, and 40,48 Ca + 9 Be reactions for the FRIB factory. A global comparison of ERI production is made among the four models, showing that with the lowest cross-section of 10 -15 mb, both neutron and proton drip lines can be reached for elements of Z ≤ 11. We discussed neutron-rich ERI fragments in the reactions of neutron-rich projectiles 48 Ca, 64 Ni, and 86 Kr as well as neutron-deficient ERI fragments in the reactions of neutron-deficient projectiles 40 Ca, 58 Ni, and 78 Kr. 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All authors read and approved the final manuscript. 10.1007/s41365-022-01137-4 This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11975091) and the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in University of Henan Province, China (No. 21IRTSTHN011). 2022-07-09 2022-10-29 2022-10-30 2022-12-07 2022-12-30 © China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (Science Press), Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChineseNuclear Society and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022 This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Nuclear Science and Techniques. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41365-022-01137-4 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41365-022-01137-4 . 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