Counterintuitive Behaviors in Configuration Mixing

TL;DR

This paper investigates how mixing high-energy configurations in a simple two-neutron system affects nuclear magnetic properties, revealing unexpected behaviors when spin-orbit partners are included.

Contribution

It introduces a study of configuration mixing effects on nuclear magnetic moments using a simplified model with high-lying states.

Findings

High-lying configurations significantly influence magnetic g factors.

Counterintuitive effects emerge when spin-orbit partners are admixed.

The results challenge traditional assumptions about configuration contributions.

Abstract

By starting with a simple configurations of 2 neutrons in a single j shell we hare able to learn the effects of high lying configurations on physical properties such as nuclear magnetic g factors. Some counterintuitive results are found when both high lying spin orbit partners are allowed to admix with the basic configuration.