Nowadays, the Gogny force is a referent in the theoretical description of nuclear structure
phenomena. Its phenomenological character manifests in a simple analytical form that …

The experimental and theoretical evidence for octupole collectivity in nuclei is reviewed.
Recent theoretical advances, covering a wide spectrum from mean-field theory to algebraic …

Nuclear fission of heavy (actinide) nuclei results predominantly in asymmetric mass splits.
Without quantum shell effects, which can give extra binding energy to their mass-asymmetric …

Background: The phenomenon of reflection-asymmetric nuclear shapes is relevant to
nuclear stability, nuclear spectroscopy, nuclear decays and fission, and the search for new …

There is sparse direct experimental evidence that atomic nuclei can exhibit stable “pear”
shapes arising from strong octupole correlations. In order to investigate the nature of …

Fission of atomic nuclei often produces mass asymmetric fragments. However, the origin of
this asymmetry was believed to be different in actinides and in the sub-lead region …

This review presents the current status of experimental evidence for the occurrence of
reflection-asymmetric or 'pear'shapes in atomic nuclei, which arises from the presence of …

Despite the more than 1 order of magnitude difference between the measured dipole
moments in Ba 144 and Ba 146, the octupole correlations in Ba 146 are found to be as …

We have presented the systematics of fusion evaporation with deformation and entrance
channel parameters based on 107 experiments in the pre-actinide, actinide, and …

The intrinsic nuclear shapes deviating from a sphere not only manifest themselves in
nuclear collective states but also play important roles in determining nuclear potential …