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The last decade has seen a rapid growth of our understanding of the microscopic origins of shape coexistence, assisted by the new data provided by the modern radioactive ion beam facilities built worldwide. Islands of the nuclear chart in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-09-29 Dennis Bonatsos , Andriana Martinou , S. K. Peroulis , T. J. Mertzimekis , N. Minkov

Making use of the semiclassical periodic orbit theory (POT), we propose, for the first time, a method to exclusively evaluate the shell effects associated with each of the nascent fragments (prefragments) generated by the neck formation in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-12-19 Ken-ichiro Arita , Takatoshi Ichikawa , Kenichi Matsuyanagi

Shape coexistence in even-even nuclei is observed when the ground state band of a nucleus is accompanied by another K=0 band at similar energy but with radically different structure. We attempt to predict regions of shape coexistence…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-09-29 Dennis Bonatsos , K. E. Karakatsanis , Andriana Martinou , T. J. Mertzimekis , N. Minkov

The structure of low-lying states of $N=50$ nuclei is investigated by the advanced Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM) in the $\pi{(fp)}$-$\nu{(sdg)}$ model space. We have employed the shell-model Hamiltonian based on the valence-space in-medium…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-10-21 Anil Kumar , Noritaka Shimizu , Takayuki Miyagi , Yusuke Tsunoda , Yutaka Utsuno

The influence of the central depression in the density distribution of spherical superheavy nuclei on the shell structure is studied within the relativistic mean field theory. Large depression leads to the shell gaps at the proton Z=120 and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 A. V. Afanasjev , S. Frauendorf

The periodic-orbit theory based on the improved stationary-phase method within the phase-space path integral approach is presented for the semiclassical description of the nuclear shell structure, concerning the main topics of the fruitful…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-03-08 A. G. Magner , M. V. Koliesnik , K. Arita

A new approach to the old problem of the predominance of prolate deformations among well deformed nuclei is proposed within the shell model framework. The parameter space is explored using the ensemble of random rotationally-invariant…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-20 Mihai Horoi , Vladimir Zelevinsky

With the experimental data at the national nuclear data center, NNDC, we investigate systematically the emerging nuclear structure properties in the first 2+ excited energies, E(2+) and their energy ratios to the first 4+ levels, R =…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-04-12 Chang-Bum Moon

Nuclei of ordered materials emerging from the isotropic state usually show a shape topologically equivalent to a sphere; the well-known examples are crystals and nematic liquid crystal droplets. In this work, we explore experimentally and…

Fission of atomic nuclei often produces mass asymmetric fragments. However, the origin of this asymmetry was believed to be different in actinides and in the sub-lead region [A. Andreyev {\it et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 105}, 252502…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-11-06 Guillaume Scamps , Cédric Simenel

Pronounced changes of nuclear charge radii provide a stringent benchmark on the theoretical models and play a vital role in recognizing various nuclear phenomena. In this work, the systematic evolutions of nuclear charge radii along even…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-03-28 Rong An , Xiao-Xu Dong , Li-Gang Cao , Feng-Shou Zhang

This study investigates the structural evolution of even-even tungsten isotopes ($^{154\text{--}264}$W) using covariant density functional theory (CDFT) with four relativistic functionals: DD-ME1, DD-ME2, DD-PC1, and DD-PCX. Key nuclear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-13 Usuf Rahaman

Covariant density functional theory is used to study the effect of strong magnetic fields, up to the limit predicted for neutron stars (for magnetars $B \approx10^{18}$G), on nuclear structure. All new terms in the equation of motion…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-05-28 Daniel Pena Arteaga , Marcella Grasso , Elias Khan , Peter Ring

We present a quantitative study of the role played by different components characterizing the nucleon-nucleon interaction in the evolution of the nuclear shell structure. It is based on the spin-tensor decomposition of an effective two-body…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-05-18 N. A. Smirnova , B. Bally , K. Heyde , F. Nowacki , K. Sieja

Neutron stars are the densest objects in the Universe. In this paper we consider so-called inner crust - the layer, where neutron-excess nuclei are immersed into degenerate gas of electrons and sea of quasi-free neutrons. It was generally…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-09-14 Nikita A. Zemlyakov , Andrey I. Chugunov

The shape evolution and shape coexistence phenomena in neutron-rich nuclei at $N\approx60$, including Kr, Sr, Zr, and Mo isotopes, are studied in the covariant density functional theory (DFT) with the new parameter set PC-PK1. Pairing…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2012-01-04 J. Xiang , Z. P. Li , Z. X. Li , J. M. Yao , J. Meng

Shape deformations and charge radii, basic properties of atomic nuclei, are influenced by both the global features of the nuclear force and the nucleonic shell structure. As functions of proton and neutron number, both quantities show…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-07-20 Paul-Gerhard Reinhard , Witek Nazarewicz

Based on the relativistic mean field theory and the Thomas-Fermi approximation, we study the surface properties of compressed, superheavy atoms. By compressed, superheavy atom we mean an atom composed by a superheavy nuclear core…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-01-30 Jorge A. Rueda , Yuan-Bin Wu , She-Sheng Xue

The appearance and disappearance of shells and subshells are determined using a previously introduced method of structural analysis. This work extends the approach and applies it to protons, in addition to neutrons, in an attempt to provide…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-04-28 I. Bentley , Y. Colon Rodrıguez , S. Cunningham , A. Aprahamian

The anomalous rod shape in carbon isotopes has been investigated in the framework of the cranking covariant density functional theory, and two mechanisms to stabilize such a novel shape with respect to the bending motion, extreme spin, and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-07-09 P. W. Zhao , N. Itagaki , J. Meng