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Shape of /sup 24/Mg at zero and finite temperature

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
Hartree-Fock-Rothaan calculations with realistic effective interactions inthe /ital sd/ shell consistently yield an ellipsoidal ground-state deformationfor /sup 24/Mg. The predictions of the present mean-fieldcalculations are supported by experiment and exact shell-model calculations.For a deformed ground state with ellipsoidal symmetry two shape transformationsare observed in the finite-temperature Hartree-Fock approximation as thetemperature is increased, firstly from ellipsoidal to axially symmetric andfinally to a spherical shape.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa(ZA)
OSTI ID:
6058555
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 40:1; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English