Vobig, Klaus (2020)
Electromagnetic Observables and Open-Shell Nuclei from the In-Medium No-Core Shell Model.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
doi: 10.25534/tuprints-00011375
Ph.D. Thesis, Primary publication
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Item Type: | Ph.D. Thesis | ||||
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Type of entry: | Primary publication | ||||
Title: | Electromagnetic Observables and Open-Shell Nuclei from the In-Medium No-Core Shell Model | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Referees: | Roth, Prof. Dr. Robert ; Schwenk, Prof. Dr. Achim | ||||
Date: | 2020 | ||||
Place of Publication: | Darmstadt | ||||
Date of oral examination: | 28 October 2019 | ||||
DOI: | 10.25534/tuprints-00011375 | ||||
Abstract: | We present extensions and new developments of the in-medium no-core shell model (IM-NCSM), which is a novel ab initio many-method that merges the multi-reference in-medium similarity renormalization group (MR-IM-SRG) with the no-core shell model (NCSM)---two complementary and successful ab initio many-body methods. Within the IM-NCSM framework, the MR-IM-SRG employs a correlated NCSM reference state and unitarily transforms observables such that the reference state is decoupled. Consequently, the model-space convergence of a subsequent NCSM calculation is substantially accelerated---demonstrating the power of the IM-SRG decoupling scheme---and the IM-NCSM can treat nuclei that are out of reach for traditional NCSM calculations. In earlier applications we already employed the IM-NCSM for addressing scalar observables w.r.t. ground and excited states in even open-shell nuclei, however, this initial formulation of the IM-NCSM had several restrictions that we eliminate in this work. Due to the spherical formulation of the IM-SRG equations---which is mandatory from a computational point of view---the total angular momentum of the reference state is required to vanish and, thus, the IM-NCSM was restricted to the treatment of even nuclei. The particle-attached/particle-removed extension overcomes this restriction and makes odd nuclei accessible. Furthermore, the spherical formulation of the IM-SRG equations did not account for non-scalar operators and, therefore, the consistent transformation of electromagnetic observables was not possible. By deriving and implementing the IM-SRG equations corresponding to non-scalar observables, we open up the possibility to calculate electromagnetic observables from the IM-NCSM. These observables are sensitive to different aspects of the wave functions and, therefore, ideal for validating theoretical models and new opportunities for fruitful collaborations with experimentalists are opened up. For the transformation of observables we implemented a Magnus-type transformation, which determines the generator for the IM-SRG transformation and greatly reduces the computational effort. Considering numerical applications, we employ the IM-NCSM for the calculation of ground-state energies, excitation energies, radii, magnetic dipole moments, electric quadrupole moments, B(M1) transitions, and B(E2) transitions, where we study various medium-mass nuclei up to calcium isotopes. These calculations are already converged at very small model-space sizes---showing the great advantage of the IM-NCSM---and the results are compatible with large-scale NCSM calculations. These applications demonstrate that the IM-NCSM is now capable of addressing the full range of nuclear structure observables---including spectroscopic and electromagnetic observables---in fully open-shell nuclei. |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-113758 | ||||
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: | 27 Jan 2020 14:22 | ||||
Last Modified: | 27 Jan 2020 14:23 | ||||
URI: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/11375 | ||||
PPN: | 458119660 | ||||
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