Light and unbound nuclei: An introduction to ab initio methods in nuclear structure and reaction theory

Quaglioni, Sofia

doi:10.1140/epjp/i2018-12238-0

Title: Light and unbound nuclei: An introduction to ab initio methods in nuclear structure and reaction theory

Journal Article · Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · European Physical Journal Plus

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2018-12238-0· OSTI ID:1481096

Quaglioni, Sofia ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Light nuclei display a wide variety of phenomena: from stable bound states, to rare unstable isotopes and transient resonances, to mutual dynamical interactions during a reaction. Here, after an overview of these phenomena, basic formalism and concepts in ab initio nuclear structure and reaction theory are introduced, followed by selected examples of how powerful techniques for the description of the nuclear force and the solution of the nuclear quantum many-body problem combined with cutting-edge high-performance computing are enabling a comprehensive understanding of light exotic nuclei and thermonuclear reactions that play an important role in the Cosmos and on Earth.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1481096

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-753608; 938751

Journal Information:: European Physical Journal Plus, Vol. 133, Issue 9; ISSN 2190-5444

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Ab Initio Many-Body Calculations of the ${}^{3}H (d, n) {}^{4}{He}$ and ${}^{3}{He} (d, p) {}^{4}{He}$ Fusion Reactions Navrátil, Petr; Quaglioni, Sofia Physical Review Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.042503	journal	January 2012
Operator evolution for ab initio electric dipole transitions of ${}^{4}{He}$ Schuster, Micah D.; Quaglioni, Sofia; Johnson, Calvin W. Physical Review C, Vol. 92, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.92.014320	journal	July 2015
Three-cluster dynamics within the ab initio no-core shell model with continuum: How many-body correlations and $α$ clustering shape ${}^{6}{He}$ Quaglioni, Sofia; Romero-Redondo, Carolina; Navrátil, Petr Physical Review C, Vol. 97, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.97.034332	journal	March 2018
Six-body calculation of the $α$ -deuteron radiative capture cross section Nollett, K. M.; Wiringa, R. B.; Schiavilla, R. Physical Review C, Vol. 63, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.63.024003	journal	January 2001
Accurate nuclear radii and binding energies from a chiral interaction Ekström, A.; Jansen, G. R.; Wendt, K. A. Physical Review C, Vol. 91, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.91.051301	journal	May 2015
Four-Body Calculation of Proton- ${}^{3}{He}$ Scattering Deltuva, A.; Fonseca, A. C. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 98, Issue 16 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.162502	journal	April 2007
Solving the resonating-group equation on a Lagrange mesh Hesse, M.; Roland, J.; Baye, D. Nuclear Physics A, Vol. 709, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9474(02)01040-0	journal	October 2002
Similarity-Transformed Chiral $N N + 3 N$ Interactions for the Ab Initio Description of ${}^{12}C$ and ${}^{16}O$ Roth, Robert; Langhammer, Joachim; Calci, Angelo Physical Review Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.072501	journal	August 2011
Activation Measurement of the ${}^{3}{He} (α, γ) {}^{7}{Be}$ Cross Section at Low Energy Bemmerer, D.; Confortola, F.; Costantini, H. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 97, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.122502	journal	September 2006
Solar fusion cross sections Adelberger, Eric G.; Austin, Sam M.; Bahcall, John N. Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 70, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.70.1265	journal	October 1998
Evolved chiral $N N + 3 N$ Hamiltonians for ab initio nuclear structure calculations Roth, Robert; Calci, Angelo; Langhammer, Joachim Physical Review C, Vol. 90, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.90.024325	journal	August 2014
Gamow shell model description of weakly bound nuclei and unbound nuclear states Michel, N.; Nazarewicz, W.; Płoszajczak, M. Physical Review C, Vol. 67, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.67.054311	journal	May 2003
${}^{4}{He} + n + n$ Continuum within an Ab initio Framework Romero-Redondo, Carolina; Quaglioni, Sofia; Navrátil, Petr Physical Review Letters, Vol. 113, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.032503	journal	July 2014