Rotational Bands and Electromagnetic Transitions of some even-even Neodymium Nuclei in J-Projected Hartree-Fock Model

TL;DR

This study uses a self-consistent deformed Hartree-Fock and angular momentum projection model to analyze rotational bands and electromagnetic transitions in even-even Neodymium isotopes, providing detailed spectra and predictions.

Contribution

It applies a combined Hartree-Fock and J-projection approach to predict electromagnetic properties and band structures in Nd isotopes, including new isomeric states.

Findings

Good agreement with experimental spectra

Predicted electromagnetic transition rates

Forecasted properties of isomeric bands

Abstract

Rotational structures of even-even $^{148-160}$Nd nuclei are studied with the self-consistent deformed Hartree-Fock (HF) and angular momentum (J) projection model. Spectra of ground band, recently observed $K=4^{-}$, $K=5^{-}$ and a few more excited, positive and negative parity bands have been studied upto high spin values. Apart from these detailed electromagnetic properties (like E2, M1 matrix elements) of all the bands have been obtained. There is substantial agreement between our model calculations and available experimental data. Predictions are made about the band structures and electromagnetic properties of these nuclei. Some 4-qasiparticle K-isomeric bands and their electromagnetic properties are predicted.