Shell model study of isobaric analog states for $T_z= \pm 2$ nuclei using isospin non-conserving interactions
Abstract
In order to comprehend the process underlying mirror energy differences in mirror pairs, we have performed shell-model calculations for -shell nuclei in the mass range = 20 to 36 and neutron number varying from = 8 to 20. Isospin-symmetry breaking (ISB) is responsible for the mirror energy difference of excited states. We have investigated the {\color{black}isospin non-conserving} interactions: USDC and USDCm to explore the low-lying energy spectra, mirror energy differences, isoscalar (), isovector () matrix elements, \textit{E2} transition probability, magnetic (), and quadrupole moments () of mirror-pair and compared them with their available experimental data. The impact of single-particle states on weakly bound and unbound nuclear states are investigated, especially those of the -wave. We have also analyzed single proton/neutron separation energies and proton/neutron occupancy for (=-2)/(=+2) -shell nuclei.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.13322,
title = {Shell model study of isobaric analog states for $T_z= \pm 2$ nuclei using isospin non-conserving interactions},
author = {Sakshi Shukla and Praveen C. Srivastava and Kazunari Kaneko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.13322},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (accepted)