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S. Frauendorf

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arXiv2026

Microscopic investigation of $E2$ matrix elements in atomic nuclei -- II

The present work is a continuation of our earlier investigation with the primary objective to systematically calculate the $E2$ matrix elements using the microscopic approach of the triaxial projected shell model (TPSM). In the earlier work, we studied nine nuclides of $^{72}$Ge, $^{76}$Ge, $^{104}$Ru, $^{168}$Er, $^{186}$Os, $^{188}$Os, $^{190}$Os, $^{192}$Os, and $^{194}$Pt. In the present work six more nuclides of $^{70}$Ge, $^{76,78,80,82}$Se, and $^{100}$Mo have been investigated. The Coulomb excitation data has recently become available for $^{70}$Ge and other nuclides were inadvertently omitted in our earlier investigation. It is demonstrated that TPSM approach provides a good description of the available experimental data and most of the nuclides, except for $^{76}$Se and $^{100}$Mo, are shown to have $\gamma$ soft behaviour. Further, it is demonstrated that in contrast to the predictions of the phenomenological collective model, TPSM calculations depict no clear correlation between the energy staggering pattern of the $\gamma$ band and the deduced shape invariant quantities using the Kumar-Cline sum rules.

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arXiv2025

Entanglement in two-quasiparticle-triaxial-rotor systems: Chirality, wobbling, and the Pauli effect

We investigate the entanglement in two-quasiparticle plus triaxial-rotor (PTR) model for the particle-hole configuration $\pi(1h_{11/2})^1 \otimes \nu(1h_{11/2})^{-1}$, the particle-particle configuration $\pi(1h_{11/2})^1 \otimes \nu(1h_{11/2})^1$, and two-proton particles configuration $\pi(1h_{11/2})^2$ for different values of the triaxiality parameter. The entanglement between the angular momenta of the two quasiparticles and the total angular momentum is quantified by the three bipartite concurrences $\mathcal{C}$ of one type of angular momentum with the other two angular momenta and the area $\mathcal{F}$ of the triangle formed by the bipartite concurrences. Collective chiral and wobbling modes are identified for $\gamma>15^\circ$ via spin coherent state (SCS) maps and spin squeezed state (SSS) plots. Their entanglement increases from moderate values at the band head to near-maximal values at $I=20$. The area $\mathcal{F}$ of the chiral partners changes order as function of $I$ which reflects the crossing of the partner bands as a signature of chirality. For the $\pi(1h_{11/2})^2$ configuration, the antisymmetrization required by the Pauli exclusion principle causes strong entanglement between the two protons, which significantly amplifies the area $\mathcal{F}$. For $\gamma<15^\circ$, the lowest bands become various uniformly rotating quasiparticle configurations, which have large values of $\mathcal{F}$ for all values $I$.

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arXiv2025

Microscopic investigation of $E2$ matrix elements in atomic nuclei

A systematic analysis of $E2$ matrix elements of $^{72}$Ge, $^{76}$Ge, $^{168}$Er, $^{186}$Os, $^{188}$Os, $^{190}$Os, $^{192}$Os and $^{194}$Pt nuclides is performed using the beyond mean-field approach of triaxial projected shell model (TPSM). For these nuclei, large sets of $E2$ matrix elements have been deduced from the multi-step Coulomb excitation experiments, and it is shown that TPSM approach provides a reasonable description of the measured transitions. We have evaluated 1496 $E2$ matrix elements up to spin, $I=10$ for the eight nuclei studied, and tabulate them for future experimental and theoretical comparisons. Further, shape invariant analysis has been performed with the calculated $E2$ transitions using the Kumar-Cline sum rules. It is inferred from the analysis that the resulting shape, after configuration mixing of the quasiparticle states, transforms from $\gamma$-rigid to that of $\gamma$-soft for some nuclei, in conformity with the experimental data.

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arXiv2024

Entanglement and coherence of the wobbling mode

The entanglement and coherence of the wobbling mode are studied in the framework of the particle plus triaxial rotor model for the one-quasiparticle nucleus $^{135}$Pr and the two-quasiparticles nucleus $^{130}$Ba. The focus lies on the coupling between the total and the particle angular momenta. Using the Schmidt decomposing, it is quantified in terms of the von Neumann entropy of the respective sub-systems, which measures their mutual entanglement. The entropy and the entanglement increase with spin $I$ and number of wobbling quanta $n$. The coherence of the wobbling mode is studied by means of the eigenstate decomposition of its reduced density matrix. To a good approximation, the probability distributions of the total angular momentum can be interpreted as the incoherent combination of the coherent contributions from the first two pairs of eigenvectors with the largest weight of the reduced density matrix. Decoherence measures are defined, which, in accordance, scatter between 0.1 to 0.2 at low spin and between 0.1 and 0.3 at high spin. Entanglement in the framework of the adiabatic approximation is further analyzed. In general, the coherent eigenstates of the effective collective Hamiltonian approximate the reduced density matrix with the limited accuracy of its pair of eigenstates with the largest weight. As the adiabatic approximation becomes more accurate with decreasing excitation energy, the probability distribution of the angle of the total angular momentum around a principal axis approaches the one of the full reduced density matrix. The $E2$ transition probabilities and spectroscopic quadrupole moments reflect this trend.

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arXiv2024

Chirality in rotating nuclei

The article explains on a non-expert level how triaxial rotating nuclei may attain a chiral structure.

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arXiv2024

Evolution of chirality from transverse wobbling in $^{135}$Pr

Chirality is a distinct signature that characterizes triaxial shapes in nuclei. We report the first observation of chirality in the nucleus $^{135}$Pr using a high-statistics Gammasphere experiment with the $^{123}$Sb($^{16}$O,4n)$^{135}$Pr reaction. Two chiral-partner bands with the configuration $\pi(1h_{11/2})^1\otimes\nu(1h_{11/2})^{-2}$ have been identified in this nucleus. Angular distribution analyses of the $\Delta I = 1$ transitions connecting the two bands reveal a dominant dipole character, and quasiparticle triaxial rotor model calculations show good agreement with the data. Since the simultaneous observation of chirality and transverse wobbling in $^{135}$Pr relies critically on these angular distribution results, we also address and refute the experimental and theoretical criticisms raised in a recent work by Lv et al., presenting additional evidence that further strengthens our interpretation. This marks the first observation of both hallmarks of triaxiality-chirality and wobbling-in the same nucleus.

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arXiv2024

First identification of a doublet wobbling excitation mode in $^{105}$Pd

An experimental investigation of $^{105}$Pd has revealed, for the first time, the existence of two wobbling bands, both having one phonon configuration and originating from excitation which is the wobbling from the yrast band with the $h_{11/2}$ quasineutron fully aligned with the short axis, and from an excited band with the same quasineutron but with less alignment along the short axis. These observations have been drawn from the measured ratios of the inter-band and intra-band gamma transition rates. Model calculations based on the triaxial projected shell model (TPSM) approach have been performed and are found to be in good agreement with the experimental energies and relative transition probabilities. The analysis of the TPSM results provides an insight into the nature of the observed structures at a microscopic level.

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arXiv2024

Fingerprints of the triaxial deformation from energies and $B(E2)$ transition probabilities of $γ$-bands in transitional and deformed nuclei

The energies and $B(E2)$ transitions involving the states of the ground- and $γ$-bands in thirty transitional and deformed nuclei are calculated using the triaxial projected shell model (TPSM) approach. Systematic good agreement with the existing data substantiates the reliability of the model predictions. The Gamma-rotor version of the collective Bohr Hamiltonian is discussed in order to quantify the classification with respect to the triaxial shape degree of freedom. The pertaining criteria are applied to the TPSM results and the staggering of the energies of the $γ$-bands is analyzed in detail. An analog staggering of the intra-$γ$ $B(E2,I\rightarrow I-2)$ is introduced for the first time. The emergence of the staggering phenomena in the transitions is explained in the terms of interactions between the bands.

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arXiv2024

Spin squeezed states and wobbling motion in collective Hamiltonian

A semiclassical approach is proposed to calculate the collective potential and mass parameters to formulate a collective Hamiltonian capable of describing the wobbling motion in both even-even and odd-mass systems. By diagonalizing the resulting collective Hamiltonian (CH), one can obtain the energies and wave functions associated with the wobbling states. Furthermore, a novel technique called spin squeezed state (SSS) maps is introduced based on the derived wave functions. To validate the results obtained from the collective Hamiltonian, a comparative analysis is conducted against predictions from the triaxial rotor model (TRM) and particle triaxial rotor (PTR) model. Notably, the SSS plots determined using the TRM and PTR models exhibit a strong correlation with the probability density distributions of the wave functions obtained from the CH. This correlation highlights the consistency and coherence between the different theoretical approaches when describing the wobbling phenomenon and associated rotational dynamics.

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arXiv2022

Microscopic aspects of $γ$-softness in atomic nuclei

The microscopic origin of the $γ$-softness (fluctuations in the triaxiality parameter $γ$ of the nuclear shape) observed in atomic nuclei is studied in the framework of the triaxial projected shell model approach, which is based on the deformed mean-field picture with multi-quasiparticle configuration space. It is demonstrated that the coupling to quasiparticle excitations drives the system from a $γ$-rigid to a $γ$-soft pattern. As an illustrative example for a $γ$-soft nucleus, a detailed study has been performed for the $^{104}$Ru nucleus. The experimental energies and a large sample of measured $E2$ matrix elements available for this nucleus are reproduced quite accurately. The shape invariant analysis of the calculated $E2$ matrix elements elucidates the $γ$-soft nature of $^{104}$Ru.

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arXiv2022

Evolution of low-lying M1 modes in germanium isotopes

Magnetic dipole strength functions are determined for the series of germanium isotopes from $N = Z = 32$ to $N$ = 48 on the basis of a large number of transition strengths calculated within the shell model. The evolution of the strength with increasing neutron number in the $1g_{9/2}$ orbital is analyzed. A bimodal structure comprising an enhancement toward low transition enery and a resonance in the region of the scissors mode is identified. The low-energy enhancement is strongest near closed shells, in particular at the almost completely filled $1g_{9/2}$ orbital, while the scissorslike resonance is most pronounced in the middle of the open shell, which correlates with the magnitude of the also deduced electric quadrupole transition strengths. The results are consistent with previous findings for the shorter series of iron isotopes and proves the occurrence and correlation of the two low-lying magnetic dipole modes as a global structural feature.

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arXiv2020

Interpretation of the quasiparticle plus triaxial rotor model

We discuss in depth the application of the classical concepts for interpreting the quantal results from the triaxial rotor core without and with odd-particle. The corresponding limitations caused by the discreteness and finiteness of the angular momentum Hilbert space and the extraction of the relevant features from the complex wave function and distributions of various angular momentum components are discussed in detail. New methods based on spin coherent states and spin squeezed states are introduced. It is demonstrated that the spin coherent state map is a powerful tool to visualize the angular momentum geometry of rotating nuclei. The topological nature of the concepts of transverse and longitudinal wobbling is clarified and the transitional axis-flipregime is analysed for the first time.

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arXiv2020

Triaxial projected shell model study of $γ$-bands in atomic nuclei

A systematic study of $γ$-bands observed in atomic nuclei is performed using the triaxial projected shell model (TPSM) approach. The staggering phase between the even and odd spin members of the $γ$-band for most the nuclei investigated in the present work is found to have even-I-below-odd-I, which in the framework of the collective model is considered as a signature of $γ$-softness. It is observed that out of twenty-three systems studied, only four nuclei, namely, $^{76}$Ge, $^{112}$Ru, $^{170}$Er and $^{232}$Th depict staggering phase with odd-I-below-even-I, which is regarded as an indication of the static $γ$-deformation in the collective model picture. The inclusion of the quasiparticle excitations in the framework of configuration mixing is shown to reverse the staggering phase from odd-I-down to the even-I-down for all the studied nuclei, except for the aforementioned four nuclei. Furthermore, by fitting a collective Bohr Hamiltonian to the TPSM energies, the differences between the two models are delineated through a comparison of the transition probabilities.

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arXiv2020

First Observation of Multiple Transverse Wobbling Bands of Different Kinds in $^{183}$Au

We report the first observation of two wobbling bands in $^{183}$Au, both of which were interpreted as the transverse wobbling (TW) band but with different behavior of their wobbling energies as a function of spin. It increases (decreases) with spin for the positive (negative) parity configuration. The crucial evidence for the wobbling nature of the bands, dominance of the $E2$ component in the $ΔI = 1$ transitions between the partner bands, is provided by the simultaneous measurements of directional correlation from the oriented states (DCO) ratio and the linear polarization of the $γ$ rays. Particle rotor model calculations with triaxial deformation reproduce the experimental data well. A value of spin, $I_m$, has been determined for the observed TW bands below which the wobbling energy increases and above which it decreases with spin. The nucleus $^{183}$Au is, so far, the only nucleus in which both the increasing and the decreasing parts are observed and thus gives the experimental evidence of the complete transverse wobbling phenomenon.

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arXiv2020

$g$-factor and static quadrupole moment for the wobbling mode in $^{133}$La

The $g$-factor and static quadrupole moment for the wobbling mode in the nuclide $^{133}$La are investigated as functions of the spin $I$by employing the particle rotor model. The model can reproduce the available experimental data of $g$-factor and static quadrupole moment. The properties of the $g$-factor and static quadrupole moment as functions of $I$ are interpreted by analyzing the angular momentum geometry of the collective rotor, proton-particle, and total nuclear system. It is demonstrated that the experimental value of the $g$-factor at the bandhead of the yrast band leads to the conclusion that the rotor angular momentum is $R\simeq 2$. Furthermore, the variation of the $g$-factor with the spin $I$ yields the information that the angular momenta of the proton-particle and total nuclear system are oriented parallel to each other. The negative values of the static quadrupole moment over the entire spin region are caused by an alignment of the total angular momentum mainly along the short axis. Static quadrupole moment differences between the wobbling and yrast band originate from a wobbling excitation with respect to the short axis.

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arXiv2020

Longitudinal Wobbling Motion in $^{187}$Au

The rare phenomenon of nuclear wobbling motion has been investigated for the nucleus $^{187}$Au. A longitudinal wobbling-bands pair has been identified and clearly distinguished from the associated signature-partner band on the basis of angular distribution measurements. Theoretical calculations in the framework of the Particle Rotor Model (PRM) are found to agree well with the experimental observations. This is the first experimental evidence for longitudinal wobbling bands where the expected signature partner band has also been identified, and establishes this exotic collective mode as a general phenomenon over the nuclear chart.

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arXiv2019

Transverse wobbling in an even-even nucleus

Two new bands built on the two-quasiparticle $π(h_{11/2})^2$ configuration of the even-even nucleus $^{130}$Ba are investigated using constrained triaxial covariant density functional theory combined with quantum particle rotor model calculations. The energy difference between the two bands, as well as the available electromagnetic transition probabilities $B(M1)_{\textrm{out}}/B(E2)_{\textrm{in}}$ and $B(E2)_{\textrm{out}}/B(E2)_{\rm{in}}$, are well reproduced. The analysis of the angular momentum geometry reveals that the higher band represents transverse wobbling motion of a two-quasiparticle configuration. This is the first example of two-quasiparticle wobbling bands in an even-even nucleus.

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