Stumpf, Christina (2018)
Nuclear Spectra and Strength Distributions from Importance-Truncated Configuration-Interaction Methods.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Ph.D. Thesis, Primary publication
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Item Type: | Ph.D. Thesis | ||||
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Type of entry: | Primary publication | ||||
Title: | Nuclear Spectra and Strength Distributions from Importance-Truncated Configuration-Interaction Methods | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Referees: | Roth, Prof. Dr. Robert ; Martinez-Pinedo, Prof. Dr. Gabriel | ||||
Date: | 10 April 2018 | ||||
Place of Publication: | Darmstadt | ||||
Date of oral examination: | 18 June 2018 | ||||
Abstract: | In this work, we extend two successful nuclear-structure methods, the valence-space and the no-core shell model, to new domains of applications. We address key developments for a realistic implementation of the valence-space shell model to enhance its predictive power and allow for a description of arbitrary nuclei, ranging from the valley of stability to the neutron-deficient or neutron-rich extremes of the Segrè chart. One essential step is the capability to deal with valence spaces that comprise more than a single major shell. We propose an importance-truncation scheme for the valence-space shell model based on a physics-driven and adaptive truncation that, in combination with refined extrapolation techniques, provides an efficient and accurate tool for the description of nuclei in large-scale model spaces. Additionally, we explore effective valence-space Hamiltonians derived from chiral interactions in the in-medium similarity renormalization group. These interactions are rooted in quantum chromodynamics and provide an excellent framework to describe nuclear properties from first principles. Using these interactions, we demonstrate the reliability of the approach in single-shell valence spaces; however, difficulties persist with the construction of effective Hamiltonians for multi-shell valence spaces. While an ab initio description of nuclei in the framework of the importance-truncated valence-space shell model is not yet feasible, we study ground and first excited states of neutron-deficient tin isotopes in the gds valence space based on effective Hamiltonians that are constrained by few-body data only. Our results highlight the need for a more rigorous and systematic approach for the construction of nuclear interactions. Moreover, we present an ab initio approach for the description of collective excitations and transition-strength distributions by combining the importance-truncated no-core shell model with the Lanczos strength-function method. Due to its computational efficiency, this method can be applied to all nuclei that are feasible in the no-core shell model. It provides access to the full energy range from low-lying excitations to the giant-resonance region and beyond in a unified and consistent framework, including a complete description of fragmentation and fine structure. The method relies solely on the basis truncation, and we demonstrate convergence of the strength distributions with the truncation parameter. Starting from chiral effective-field-theory interactions, we explore the electric monopole, dipole, and quadrupole response of oxygen, carbon, and helium isotopes. We focus on the emergence and evolution of pygmy and giant resonances, as well as the systematics of dipole polarizabilities throughout the isotopic chains. Furthermore, we study transition densities of prominent transitions in the distributions, which provide valuable insights in their nature. The results underline the importance of collective modes for constraining nuclear interactions. In addition, we elaborate on the relation with approximate methods, such as the random-phase approximation, and shed new light on their deficiencies. |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-75710 | ||||
Classification DDC: | 500 Science and mathematics > 530 Physics | ||||
Divisions: | 05 Department of Physics > Institute of Nuclear Physics > Theoretische Kernphysik > Kernphysik und Nukleare Astrophysik | ||||
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2018 12:40 | ||||
Last Modified: | 16 Jul 2018 12:40 | ||||
URI: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/7571 | ||||
PPN: | 433746327 | ||||
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