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Islands of shape coexistence: theoretical predictions and experimental evidence · arXivDesk

2212.05940Dec 12, 202214 pages, 3 tables, 5 figures

Islands of shape coexistence: theoretical predictions and experimental evidence

Andriana Martinou, Dennis Bonatsos, S. K. Peroulis, K. E. Karakatsanis, T. J. Mertzimekis, N. Minkov

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Parameter-free theoretical predictions based on a dual shell mechanism within the proxy-SU(3) symmetry of atomic nuclei, as well as covariant density functional theory calculations using the DDME2 functional indicate that shape coexistence (SC) based on the particle-hole excitation mechanism cannot occur everywhere on the nuclear chart, but is restricted on islands lying within regions of 7-8, 17-20, 34-40, 59-70, 96-112, 146-168 protons or neutrons. Systematics of data for even-even nuclei possessing K=0 (beta) and K=2 (gamma) bands support the existence of these islands, on which shape coexistence appears whenever the K=0 bandhead 0_2^+ and the first excited state of the ground state band 2_1^+ lie close in energy, with nuclei characterized by 0_2^+ lying below the 2_1^+ found in the center of these islands. In addition a simple theoretical mechanism leading to multiple shape coexistence is briefly discussed.

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Parameter-free theoretical predictions based on a dual shell mechanism within the proxy-SU(3) symmetry of atomic nuclei, as well as covariant density functional theory calculations using the DDME2 functional indicate that shape coexistence (SC) based on the particle-hole excitation mechanism cannot occur everywhere on the nuclear chart, but is restricted on islands lying within regions of 7-8, 17-20, 34-40, 59-70, 96-112, 146-168 protons or neutrons. Systematics of data for even-even nuclei possessing K=0 (beta) and K=2 (gamma) bands support the existence of these islands, on which shape coexistence appears whenever the K=0 bandhead 0₂^+ and the first excited state of the ground state band 2₁^+ lie close in energy, with nuclei characterized by 0₂^+ lying below the 2₁^+ found in the center of these islands.

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The paper addresses: Islands of shape coexistence: theoretical predictions and experimental evidence.
Parameter-free theoretical predictions based on a dual shell mechanism within the proxy-SU(3) symmetry of atomic nuclei, as well as covariant density functional theory calculations using the DDME2 functional indicate that shape coexistence (SC) based on the particle-hole excitation mechanism cannot occur everywhere on the nuclear chart, but is restricted on islands lying within regions of 7-8, 17-20, 34-40, 59-70, 96-112, 146-168 protons or neutrons.