Abstract
The evolution of quadrupole and octupole shapes in Th isotopes is studied in the framework of nuclear Density Functional Theory. Constrained energy maps and observables calculated with microscopic collective Hamiltonians indicate the occurrence of a simultaneous quantum shape phase transition between spherical and quadrupole-deformed prolate shapes, and between non-octupole and octupole-deformed shapes, as functions of the neutron number. The nucleus 224Th is closest to the critical point of a double phase transition. A microscopic mechanism of this phenomenon is discussed in terms of the evolution of single-nucleon orbitals with deformation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 866-869 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| Volume | 726 |
| Issue number | 4-5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 Oct 2 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Li, Z. P., Song, B. Y., Yao, J. M., Vretenar, D., & Meng, J. (2013). Simultaneous quadrupole and octupole shape phase transitions in Thorium. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 726(4-5), 866-869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.09.035