Shape transition of Nd and Sm isotopes and neutrinoless double-beta decay nuclear matrix element of $^{150}$Nd

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Main Authors: Tsunoda, Yusuke, Shimizu, Noritaka, Otsuka, Takaharu
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Published: 2023
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author Tsunoda, Yusuke
Shimizu, Noritaka
Otsuka, Takaharu
author_facet Tsunoda, Yusuke
Shimizu, Noritaka
Otsuka, Takaharu
contents Neutron-rich Nd and Sm isotopes are known to exhibit shape phase transition as a function of neutron number. Among them, $^{150}$Nd and $^{150}$Sm are important not only because they are transitional nuclei, but also the parent and daughter nuclei of double-beta decay. We performed large-scale shell-model calculations of even-even Nd and Sm isotopes including the spherical-deformed shape transition. The quasi-particle vacua shell model enables us to perform shell-model calculations with sufficiently large model space with the $^{110}$Zr inert core. The shell-model result well reproduces the experimental excitation energies and quadrupole properties of the yrast and non-yrast states. The nuclear matrix element of neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{150}$Nd is evaluated showing its modest enhancement by shape mixing.
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spellingShingle Shape transition of Nd and Sm isotopes and neutrinoless double-beta decay nuclear matrix element of $^{150}$Nd
Tsunoda, Yusuke
Shimizu, Noritaka
Otsuka, Takaharu
Nuclear Theory
Neutron-rich Nd and Sm isotopes are known to exhibit shape phase transition as a function of neutron number. Among them, $^{150}$Nd and $^{150}$Sm are important not only because they are transitional nuclei, but also the parent and daughter nuclei of double-beta decay. We performed large-scale shell-model calculations of even-even Nd and Sm isotopes including the spherical-deformed shape transition. The quasi-particle vacua shell model enables us to perform shell-model calculations with sufficiently large model space with the $^{110}$Zr inert core. The shell-model result well reproduces the experimental excitation energies and quadrupole properties of the yrast and non-yrast states. The nuclear matrix element of neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{150}$Nd is evaluated showing its modest enhancement by shape mixing.
title Shape transition of Nd and Sm isotopes and neutrinoless double-beta decay nuclear matrix element of $^{150}$Nd
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.11780