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No-Core shell model for A = 47 and A = 49

Nuclear Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We apply an {\it ab-initio} approach to the nuclear structure of odd-mass nuclei straddling 48Ca^{48}Ca. Starting with the NN interaction, that fits two-body scattering and bound state data we evaluate the nuclear properties of A=47A = 47 and A=49A = 49 nuclei in a no-core approach. Due to model space limitations and the absence of 3-body interactions, we incorporate phenomenological terms determined by fits to A=48A = 48 nuclei in a previous effort. Our modified Hamiltonian produces reasonable spectra for these odd mass nuclei. In addition to the differences in single-particle basis states, the absence of a single-particle Hamiltonian in our no-core approach obscures direct comparisons with valence effective NN interactions. Nevertheless, we compare the fp-shell matrix elements of our initial and modified Hamiltonians in the harmonic oscillator basis with a recent model fp-shell interaction, the GXPF1 interaction of Honma, Otsuka, Brown and Mizusaki. Notable differences emerge from these comparisons. In particular, our diagonal two-body T=0T = 0 matrix elements are, on average, about 800-900keV more attractive. Furthermore, while our initial and modified NN Hamiltonian fp-shell matrix elements are strongly correlated, there is much less correlation with the GXPF1 matrix elements.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0612022,
  title  = {No-Core shell model for A = 47 and A = 49},
  author = {J. P. Vary and A. G. Negoita and S. Stoica},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0612022},
  year   = {2007}
}

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17 pages including 14 figures