Nuclear shape / phase transitions in the N = 40, 60, 90 regions

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Main Authors: Petrellis, Dimitrios, Prášek, Adam, Alexa, Petr, Bonatsos, Dennis, Thiamová, Gabriela, Veselý, Petr
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author Petrellis, Dimitrios
Prášek, Adam
Alexa, Petr
Bonatsos, Dennis
Thiamová, Gabriela
Veselý, Petr
author_facet Petrellis, Dimitrios
Prášek, Adam
Alexa, Petr
Bonatsos, Dennis
Thiamová, Gabriela
Veselý, Petr
contents We investigate the isotopes of Se, Zr, Mo and Nd in the regions with N = 40, 60 and 90, where a first-order shape / phase transition, from spherical to deformed, can be observed. The signs of phase transitional behavior become evident by examining structure indicators, such as certain energy ratios and B(E2) transition rates and, in particular, how they evolve with neutron number. Microscopic mean-field calculations using the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock + Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer framework also reveal structural changes when considering the evolution of the resulting potential energy curves as functions of deformation. Finally, macroscopic calculations, using the Algebraic Collective Model, specifically for $^{74}$Se, $^{102}$Mo and $^{150}$Nd, after fitting its parameters to experimental spectra, result in potentials that resemble some of the potentials proposed in the framework of the Bohr Hamiltonian to describe shape transitions in nuclei.
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spellingShingle Nuclear shape / phase transitions in the N = 40, 60, 90 regions
Petrellis, Dimitrios
Prášek, Adam
Alexa, Petr
Bonatsos, Dennis
Thiamová, Gabriela
Veselý, Petr
Nuclear Theory
We investigate the isotopes of Se, Zr, Mo and Nd in the regions with N = 40, 60 and 90, where a first-order shape / phase transition, from spherical to deformed, can be observed. The signs of phase transitional behavior become evident by examining structure indicators, such as certain energy ratios and B(E2) transition rates and, in particular, how they evolve with neutron number. Microscopic mean-field calculations using the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock + Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer framework also reveal structural changes when considering the evolution of the resulting potential energy curves as functions of deformation. Finally, macroscopic calculations, using the Algebraic Collective Model, specifically for $^{74}$Se, $^{102}$Mo and $^{150}$Nd, after fitting its parameters to experimental spectra, result in potentials that resemble some of the potentials proposed in the framework of the Bohr Hamiltonian to describe shape transitions in nuclei.
title Nuclear shape / phase transitions in the N = 40, 60, 90 regions
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.20110