Shape coexistence in atomic nuclei

K Heyde, JL Wood - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
Shape coexistence in nuclei appears to be unique in the realm of finite many-body quantum
systems. It differs from the various geometrical arrangements that sometimes occur in a …

The shell model as a unified view of nuclear structure

E Caurier, G Martínez-Pinedo, F Nowacki, A Poves… - Reviews of modern …, 2005 - APS
The last decade has witnessed both quantitative and qualitative progress in shell-model
studies, which have resulted in remarkable gains in our understanding of the structure of the …

Evolution of nuclear shells due to the tensor force

T Otsuka, T Suzuki, R Fujimoto, H Grawe, Y Akaishi - Physical Review Letters, 2005 - APS
The monopole effect of the tensor force is presented, exhibiting how spherical single-particle
energies are shifted as protons or neutrons occupy certain orbits. An analytic relation for …

Evolution of shell structure in exotic nuclei

T Otsuka, A Gade, O Sorlin, T Suzuki, Y Utsuno - Reviews of modern physics, 2020 - APS
The atomic nucleus is a quantum many-body system whose constituent nucleons (protons
and neutrons) are subject to complex nucleon-nucleon interactions that include spin-and …

New “USD” Hamiltonians for the shell

BA Brown, WA Richter - Physical Review C—Nuclear Physics, 2006 - APS
We derive new Hamiltonians for the sd shell, USDA and USDB, based on a renormalized G
matrix with linear combinations of two-body matrix elements adjusted to fit a complete set of …

Nuclear magic numbers: New features far from stability

O Sorlin, MG Porquet - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2008 - Elsevier
The main purpose of the present manuscript is to review the structural evolution along the
isotonic and isotopic chains around the “traditional” magic numbers 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 and …

Masses of exotic calcium isotopes pin down nuclear forces

F Wienholtz, D Beck, K Blaum, C Borgmann… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
The properties of exotic nuclei on the verge of existence play a fundamental part in our
understanding of nuclear interactions. Exceedingly neutron-rich nuclei become sensitive to …

Recent experimental progress in nuclear halo structure studies

I Tanihata, H Savajols, R Kanungo - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent developments (since the last review in J. of Physics G by I. Tanihata in 1996 [1]) at
RIB facilities opened possibilities of detailed studies of halo nuclei. New facilities have been …

Recent trends in the determination of nuclear masses

D Lunney, JM Pearson, C Thibault - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2003 - APS
The mass of the nucleus, through its binding energy, continues to be of capital importance
not only for various aspects of nuclear physics, but also for other branches of physics …

Evidence for a new nuclear 'magic number' from the level structure of 54Ca

D Steppenbeck, S Takeuchi, N Aoi, P Doornenbal… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Atomic nuclei are finite quantum systems composed of two distinct types of fermion—protons
and neutrons. In a manner similar to that of electrons orbiting in an atom, protons and …