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A mean-field description of shape isomerism

Abstract

Nuclear Hartree-Fock (HF) + BCS calculations have led to predictions of shape isomerism in isotopes. These have been confirmed through the observation of superdeformed rotational bands in {sup 190,...,194}Hg. We have extended these calculations to a wide range of contiguous nuclei. Microscopic mean field theory calculations have been performed for nuclei ranging from Gadolinium to Radon and a large number of these isotopes are predicted to exhibit shape isomerism. Where experiments have been performed within this isthmus of isomerism through observation of superdeformed bands built upon these predicted shape isomers, they are completely consistent with the measurements. We have compared the energy and position in collective space of the GCM eigenstates with those obtained in static HF+BCS calculation. We conclude from this study that the excitation energy of the SD band head or shape isomer predicted from HF+BCS methods is almost unaltered by the introduction of quadrupole correlations.
Authors:
Bonche, P; [1]  Flocard, H; [2]  Meyer, J; [3]  Heenen, P H; [4]  Dobaczewski, J; [5]  Krieger, S J; Weiss, M S [6] 
  1. CEA Centre d`Etudes de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Direction des Sciences de la Matiere
  2. Paris-11 Univ., 91 - Orsay (France). Inst. de Physique Nucleaire
  3. Lyon-1 Univ., 69 - Villeurbanne (France). Inst. de Physique Nucleaire
  4. Universite Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
  5. Warsaw Univ. (PL). Inst. Fizyki Teoretycznej
  6. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (US)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CEA-CONF-10565; CONF-9103176-
Reference Number:
SCA: 663120; PA: FRD-92:000140; SN: 92000669784
Resource Relation:
Conference: Workshop on future directions in nuclear physics with 4{pi} gamma detection systems of the new generation,Strasbourg (France),4-16 Mar 1991; Other Information: PBD: 1991
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; DEFORMED NUCLEI; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; MEAN-FIELD THEORY; HARTREE-FOCK METHOD; GENERATOR-COORDINATE METHOD; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; BCS THEORY; ISOMERIC TRANSITIONS; QUADRUPOLE MOMENTS; EXCITATION; MERCURY ISOTOPES; ROTATIONAL STATES; 663120; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE MODELS AND METHODS
OSTI ID:
10122822
Research Organizations:
CEA Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Direction des Sciences de la Matiere
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92772864; TRN: FR9200140
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only)
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
12 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Bonche, P, Flocard, H, Meyer, J, Heenen, P H, Dobaczewski, J, Krieger, S J, and Weiss, M S. A mean-field description of shape isomerism. France: N. p., 1991. Web.
Bonche, P, Flocard, H, Meyer, J, Heenen, P H, Dobaczewski, J, Krieger, S J, & Weiss, M S. A mean-field description of shape isomerism. France.
Bonche, P, Flocard, H, Meyer, J, Heenen, P H, Dobaczewski, J, Krieger, S J, and Weiss, M S. 1991. "A mean-field description of shape isomerism." France.
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title = {A mean-field description of shape isomerism}
author = {Bonche, P, Flocard, H, Meyer, J, Heenen, P H, Dobaczewski, J, Krieger, S J, and Weiss, M S}
abstractNote = {Nuclear Hartree-Fock (HF) + BCS calculations have led to predictions of shape isomerism in isotopes. These have been confirmed through the observation of superdeformed rotational bands in {sup 190,...,194}Hg. We have extended these calculations to a wide range of contiguous nuclei. Microscopic mean field theory calculations have been performed for nuclei ranging from Gadolinium to Radon and a large number of these isotopes are predicted to exhibit shape isomerism. Where experiments have been performed within this isthmus of isomerism through observation of superdeformed bands built upon these predicted shape isomers, they are completely consistent with the measurements. We have compared the energy and position in collective space of the GCM eigenstates with those obtained in static HF+BCS calculation. We conclude from this study that the excitation energy of the SD band head or shape isomer predicted from HF+BCS methods is almost unaltered by the introduction of quadrupole correlations.}
place = {France}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}