A description of the yrast states in 24-Mg by the self-consistent 3D-cranking model

With the self-consistent 3D-cranking model, the ground-state rotational band in 24-Mg is analysed. A role of triaxial deformation is discussed, in particular, in a description of the observed two I=8+ states.Comment: 4 pages; 3 figures; accepted in PR

Signature and Angular Momentum in 3d-Cranked HFB states

In terms of the exaxt angular momentum projection, properties of the three dimensional cranked HFB (3d-CHFB) states are analyzed quantitatively in the context of the relation between the signature of an intrinsic symmetry and the parity of angular momentum, (-1)^I. We found that the tilted states have favorable features to describe states involved with high-K quantum number and/or odd total angular momentum. This implies that 3d-CHFB can describe properly the backbending phenomena like a "t-band and g-band" crossing, which is suggested in N=106 isotopes.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure

Three-dimensional rotation of even-even triaxial nuclei

With the self-consistent three-dimensional cranked Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (3d-cranked HFB) method, various types of rotational motion near the yrast line are investigated in an even-even nucleus in the $A\simeq 130$ mass region ($^{134}_{58}$Ce$_{76}$). The possibilities of chiral rotations, tilted-rotations, and dynamical aspects of these rotations are discussed through the analysis of the 3d-cranked HFB solutions. Although a stable planar solution of the chiral rotation is obtained, an aplanar chiral configuration is found to be unstable when triaxial deformation is treated self-consistently.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures; accepted for publication in Phys. Lett.

Semi-classical and anharmonic quantum models of nuclear wobbling motion

A semi-classical model for wobbling motion is presented as an extension to the Bohr-Mottelson model of wobbling motion. Using the resultant wobbling potential, a quantum mechanical equation is derived for anharmonic wobbling motion. We then attempt to explain the anharmonicity observed in the excited bands of two wobbling phonons in the A=160 region.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, accepted in Phys. Lett.

A self-consistent quantal description of high-K states in the tilted-axis cranking model

A self-consistent and quantal description of high-$K$ bands is given in the framework of the tilted-axis cranking model. (With a $\theta=90^{\circ}$ tilt angle with respect to $x$-axis, this cranking model is equivalent to the $z$-axis cranking.) The numerical results of the HFB calculations in this framework are compared with experimental data for two quasi-particle excited bands with $K^{\pi}=6^+$ in $^{178}$W.Comment: 13 pages, including 5 figures and 1 tabl

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

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.Comment: 17 pages, 18 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev.