EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2024)

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

  • Petrellis Dimitrios,
  • Prášek Adam,
  • Alexa Petr,
  • Bonatsos Dennis,
  • Thiamová Gabriela,
  • Veselý Petr

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430404004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 304
p. 04004

Abstract

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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 74Se, 102Mo and 150Nd, 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. A more detailed account can be found in [1].