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The temperature dependence of the energy centroids and strength distributions for Gamow-Teller (GT) $1^+$ excitations in several fp-shell nuclei is studied. The quasiparticle random phase approximations (QRPA) is extended to describe GT…
In nuclear structure calculations, the choice of a limited model space, due to computational needs, leads to the necessity to renormalize the Hamiltonian as well as any transition operator. Here, we present a study of the renormalization…
The problem of the near vanishing of the Gamow-Teller transition ($GT$) in the A=14 system between the lowest $J=0^+~ T=1$ and $J=1^+~ T=0$ states is revisited. The model space is extended from the valence space $(p^{-2})$ to the valence…
New calculations are presented for Gamow-Teller beta decay of nuclei near $^{100}$Sn. Essentially all of the $^{100}$Sn Gamow-Teller decay strength is predicted to go to a single state at an excitation energy of 1.8 MeV in $^{100}$In. The…
The Gamow-Teller (GT) transition is inarguably one of the most important nuclear weak transitions of the spin-isosopin $\sigma\tau$ type. It has many applications in nuclear and astrophysics. These include, but are not limited to, r-process…
We apply the charge-exchange subtracted second random-phase approximation (SSRPA), based on Skyrme functionals, to investigate Gamow-Teller resonances in several closed-shell and closed-subshell nuclei, located in different regions of the…
In a recent study by Cole et al., it was concluded that QRPA calculations show larger deviations and overestimate the total experimental Gamow-Teller (GT) strength. It was also concluded that QRPA calculated electron capture rates exhibit…
Exact diagonalizations with a minimally modified realistic force lead to detailed agreement with measured level schemes and electromagnetic transitions in $^{48}$Ca, $^{48}$Sc, $^{48}$Ti, $^{48}$V, $^{48}$Cr and $^{48}$Mn. Gamow-Teller…
$\beta$-decay half-lives of neutron-rich nuclei around $N=82$ are key data to understand the $r$-process nucleosynthesis. We performed large-scale shell-model calculations in this region using a newly constructed shell-model Hamiltonian,…
We report on the calculation of Gamow-Teller and double-beta decay properties for nuclei around 132Sn within the framework of the realistic shell model. The effective shell-model Hamiltonian and Gamow-Teller transition operator are derived…
The atomic nucleus is a unique laboratory to study fundamental aspects of the electroweak interaction. This includes a question concerning in medium renormalization of the axial-vector current, which still lacks satisfactory explanation.…
We study $\beta$ decays within an effective theory that treats nuclei as a spherical collective core with an even number of neutrons and protons that can couple to an additional neutron and/or proton. First we explore Gamow-Teller $\beta$…
The Gamow-Teller response is astrophysically important for a number of nuclides, particularly around iron. The random phase approximation (RPA) is an efficient way to generate strength distributions. In order to better understand both…
Sum rules are important bulk properties of transition strength functions for atomic nuclei. Unlike the Ikeda sum rule for single Gamow-Teller transition, double Gamow-Teller transition sum rules rely on the details of many-body…
We study the sum rules of double Gamow-Teller (DGT) excitations through double spin-isospin operator $(\sigma t_-)^2$. In general, $2^+$ states in the granddaughter nuclei have dominant transition strength in DGT excitations and $0^+$…
The Gamow-Teller(GT) states are investigated in relativistic models. The Landau-Migdal(LM) parameter is introduced in the Lagrangian as a contact term with the pseudo-vector coupling. In the relativistic model the total GT strength in the…
Gamow-Teller (GT) transitions play an important and consequential role in many astrophysical phenomena. These include, but are not limited to, electron and positron capture rates which determine the fate of massive stars and play an…
Role of the Landau-Migdal parameters with the pseudovector ($g_a$) and the tensor coupling ($g_t$) is examined for the giant Gamow-Teller (GT) states in the relativistic random phase approximation (RPA). The excitation energy is dominated…
We investigate the Gamow-Teller (GT) transition strength distributions of {strongly} deformed nuclei, $^{24,26}$Mg, as well as of $^{18}$O. The calculations are performed within a deformed quasi-particle random phase approximation (DQRPA)…
Recent experimental studies on proton-rich nuclei in the $sd$ shell have revealed intriguing near-threshold phenomena, including exotic structures associated with mirror-symmetry breaking. In particular, a halo-like structure has been…