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Neutron-rich calcium isotopes within realistic Gamow shell model calculations with continuum coupling

Nuclear Theory 2021-01-12 v1

Abstract

Based on the realistic nuclear force of the high-precision CD-Bonn potential, we have performed comprehensive calculations for neutron-rich calcium isotopes using the Gamow shell model (GSM) which includes resonance and continuum. The realistic GSM calculations produce well binding energies, one- and two-neutron separation energies, predicting that 57^{57}Ca is the heaviest bound odd isotope and 70^{70}Ca is the dripline nucleus. Resonant states are predicted, which provides useful information for future experiments on particle emissions in neutron-rich calcium isotopes. Shell evolutions in the calcium chain around neutron numbers \textit{N} = 32, 34 and 40 are understood by calculating effective single-particle energies, the excitation energies of the first 2+2^+ states and two-neutron separation energies. The calculations support shell closures at 52^{52}Ca (\textit{N} = 32) and 54^{54}Ca (\textit{N} = 34) but show a weakening of shell closure at 60^{60}Ca (\textit{N} = 40). The possible shell closure at 70^{70}Ca (\textit{N} = 50) is predicted.

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@article{arxiv.2008.11948,
  title  = {Neutron-rich calcium isotopes within realistic Gamow shell model calculations with continuum coupling},
  author = {J. G. Li and B. S. Hu and Q. Wu and Y. Gao and S. J. Dai and F. R. Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.11948},
  year   = {2021}
}

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24 pages, 6 figures