Description of superdeformed bands in light N=Z nuclei using the cranked HFB method

TL;DR

This paper employs the cranked Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov method to analyze superdeformed bands in light N=Z nuclei, focusing on structural features, orbital roles, pairing effects, and shape dynamics in the A≈40 mass region.

Contribution

It provides a detailed self-consistent analysis of superdeformed states in light N=Z nuclei, highlighting the impact of specific orbitals, pairing, and shape effects using the cranked HFB approach.

Findings

Identification of the role of g9/2 and d5/2 orbitals in superdeformation

Insights into the effects of pairing and triaxiality on band structures

Comparison of backbending phenomena in 40Ca and 36Ar

Abstract

Superdeformed states in light $N=Z$ nuclei are studied by means of the self-consistent cranking calculation (i.e., the P + QQ model based on the cranked Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov method). Analyses are given for two typical cases of superdeformed bands in the $A \simeq 40$ mass region, that is, bands where backbending is absent ($^{40}$Ca) and present ($^{36}$Ar). Investigations are carried out, particularly for the following points: cross-shell excitations in the sd and pf shells; the role of the g$_{9/2}$ and d$_{5/2}$ orbitals; the effect of the nuclear pairing; and the interplay between triaxiality and band termination.