English

Shape transition and oblate-prolate coexistence in N=Z fpg-shell nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

Nuclear shape transition and oblate-prolate coexistence in N=ZN=Z nuclei are investigated within the configuration space (2p3/22p_{3/2}, 1f5/21f_{5/2}, 2p1/22p_{1/2}, and 1g9/21g_{9/2}). We perform shell model calculations for 60^{60}Zn, 64^{64}Ge, and 68^{68}Se and constrained Hartree-Fock (CHF) calculations for 60^{60}Zn, 64^{64}Ge, 68^{68}Se, and 72^{72}Kr, employing an effective pairing plus quadrupole residual interaction with monopole interactions. The shell model calculations reproduce well the experimental energy levels of these nuclei. From the analysis of potential energy surface in the CHF calculations, we found shape transition from prolate to oblate deformation in these N=ZN=Z nuclei and oblate-prolate coexistence at 68^{68}Se. The ground state of 68^{68}Se has oblate shape, while the shape of 60^{60}Zn and 64^{64}Ge are prolate. It is shown that the isovector matrix elements between f5/2f_{5/2} and p1/2p_{1/2} orbits cause the oblate deformation for 68^{68}Se, and four-particle four-hole (4p4h4p-4h) excitations are important for the oblate configuration.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0410046,
  title  = {Shape transition and oblate-prolate coexistence in N=Z fpg-shell nuclei},
  author = {K. Kaneko and M. Hasegawa and T. Mizusaki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0410046},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

6 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C