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Large-scale calculations of the E1 strength are performed within the random phase approximation (RPA) based on the relativistic point-coupling mean field approach in order to derive the radiative neutron capture cross sections for all…
Nuclear magnetic dipole properties of ground bands and gamma-vibrational bands are studied for the first time using the triaxial projected shell model approach. The study is carried out for the Dy and Er isotopic chains, ranging from…
We use a deformed QRPA formalism to describe simultaneously the energy distributions of the single beta Gamow-Teller strength and the two-neutrino double beta decay matrix elements. Calculations are performed in a series of double beta…
Over the last three decades a large number of experimental studies on several quasi one-dimensional (1D) metals and quasi1D Mott-Hubbard insulators have produced evidence for distinct spectral features identified with charge-only and…
We present the first theoretical results of the magnetic dipole (M1) $\gamma$-ray strength function ($\gamma$SF) for actinide nuclei within the shell-model Monte Carlo (SMMC) method. We observe a low-energy enhancement (LEE) in the M1…
The variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) is a promising method for simulating molecular systems on near-term quantum computers. This approach employs energy estimation; however, other relevant molecular properties can be extracted from the…
The Matrix Product method (MPM) has been used in the past to generate variational ansatzs of the ground state (GS) of spin chains and ladders. In this paper we apply the MPM to study the GS of conjugated polymers in the valence bond basis,…
An implementation of the generalized time-dependent generator coordinated method (TD-GCM) is developed, that can be applied to the dynamics of small- and large-amplitude collective motion of atomic nuclei. Both the generator states and…
Performing shell model calculations for heavy nuclei is a long-standing problem in nuclear physics. The shell model truncation in the configuration space is an unavoidable step. The Projected Shell Model (PSM) truncates the space under the…
An iterative method we previously proposed to compute nuclear strength functions is developed to allow it to accurately calculate properties of individual nuclear states. The approach is based on the quasi-particle-random-phase…
The giant dipole resonance (GDR) in deformed nuclei is analyzed using the self-consistent separable random-phase-approximation (SRPA) with Skyrme forces SkT6, SkM$^*$, SLy6 and SkI3. The deformed nuclei $^{150}$Nd and $^{238}$U are used as…
The isovector dipole E1 strength in Mo isotopes with A=92,94,96,98,100 is analyzed within the self-consistent separable random-phase approximation (SRPA) model with Skyrme forces SkT6, SkM*, SLy6, and SkI3. The special attention is paid to…
Experimental data on $\alpha$-particle inelastic scattering for monopole excitations in $^{24}$Mg in the excitation-energy region $E_{\rm x}$$=$$9$$-$$25$ MeV, obtained at the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (iThemba…
A major aim of cosmological surveys is to test deviations from the standard $\Lambda$CDM model, but the full scientific value of these surveys will only be realised through efficient simulation methods that keep up with the increasing…
The Nuclear Level Densities (NLDs) and the $\gamma$-ray Strength Functions ($\gamma$SFs) of $^{153,155}$Sm have been extracted from (d,p$\gamma$) coincidences using the Oslo method. The experimental NLD of $^{153}$Sm is higher than the NLD…
External biasing forces are often applied to enhance sampling in regions of phase space which would otherwise be rarely observed. While the typical goal of these experiments is to calculate the potential of mean force (PMF) along the…
We present an efficient method for calculating strength functions using the finite amplitude method (FAM) for deformed superfluid heavy nuclei within the framework of the nuclear density functional theory. We demonstrate that FAM reproduces…
Recent advances in experiments have enabled the measurement of $\gamma$-decay from giant and pygmy resonances to low-lying states, establishing this technique as a unique probe for nuclear structure. However, a microscopic description of…
The Material Point Method (MPM) has become a cornerstone of physics-based simulation, widely used in geomechanics and computer graphics for modeling phenomena such as granular flows, viscoelasticity, fracture mechanics, etc. Despite its…
The prompt gamma-ray spectrum from depleted uranium (DU) spherical shells induced by 14 MeV D-T neutrons is measured. Monte Carlo (MC) simulation gives the largest prompt gamma flux with the optimal thickness of the DU spherical shells 3-5…