Why is Tin so soft?

The distribution of isoscalar monopole strength in the neutron-even 112-124Sn-isotopes has been computed using a relativistic random-phase-approximation approach. The accurately-calibrated model used here (``FSUGold'') has been successful in reproducing both ground-state observables as well as collective excitations - including the giant monopole resonance (GMR) in 90Zr, 144Sm, and 208Pb. Yet this same model significantly overestimates the GMR energies in the Sn isotopes. It is argued that the question of ``Why is Tin so soft?'' becomes an important challenge to the field and one that should be answered without sacrificing the success already achieved by several theoretical models.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures to be submitted to PR

Spin-isospin nuclear response using the existing microscopic Skyrme functionals

Our paper aims at providing an answer to the question whether one can reliably describe the properties of the most important spin-isospin nuclear excitations, by using the available non-relativistic Skyrme energy functionals. Our method, which has been introduced in a previous publication devoted to the Isobaric Analog states, is the self-consistent Quasiparticle Random Phase Approximation (QRPA). The inclusion of pairing is instrumental for describing a number of experimentally measured spherical systems which are characterized by open shells. We discuss the effect of isoscalar and isovector pairing correlations. Based on the results for the Gamow-Teller resonance in $^{90}$Zr, in $^{208}$Pb and in few Sn isotopes, we draw definite conclusions on the performance of different Skyrme parametrizations, and we suggest improvements for future fits. We also use the spin-dipole resonance as a benchmark of our statements.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev.

The Giant Monopole Resonance in Pb isotopes

The extraction of the nuclear incompressibility from the isoscalar giant monopole resonance (GMR) measurements is analysed. Both pairing and mutually enhanced magicity (MEM) effects play a role in the shift of the GMR energy between the doubly closed shell $^{208}$Pb nucleus and other Pb isotopes. Pairing effects are microscopically predicted whereas the MEM effect is phenomenologically evaluated. Accurate measurements of the GMR in open-shell Pb isotopes are called for.Comment: 4 page

Microscopic structure of charge-exchange spin-isospin modes through decay measurements

The study of particle decay of charge-exchange giant resonances (CEGR) furnishes information on their microscopic structure. Furthermore, gamma decay of CEGR call help to unravel their structure. For example, the gamma-decay of the Gamow-Teller (GT) resonance to the isobaric analogue state (IAS) points to a possible method to study quenching of GT strength. The study of gamma-decay of the spin-flip dipole resonance (SDR) to GT and low-lying states will possibly allow to disentangle the different spin components. These aspects will be discussed in the light of recent (He-3,t) experiments at E(He-3) = 450 MeV and theta = 0 degrees performed to study the proton decay of CEGR in Bi-208 and N-12 and the gamma decay of the GT resonance, IAS and SDR in Nb-90

Joint 3D Proposal Generation and Object Detection from View Aggregation

We present AVOD, an Aggregate View Object Detection network for autonomous driving scenarios. The proposed neural network architecture uses LIDAR point clouds and RGB images to generate features that are shared by two subnetworks: a region proposal network (RPN) and a second stage detector network. The proposed RPN uses a novel architecture capable of performing multimodal feature fusion on high resolution feature maps to generate reliable 3D object proposals for multiple object classes in road scenes. Using these proposals, the second stage detection network performs accurate oriented 3D bounding box regression and category classification to predict the extents, orientation, and classification of objects in 3D space. Our proposed architecture is shown to produce state of the art results on the KITTI 3D object detection benchmark while running in real time with a low memory footprint, making it a suitable candidate for deployment on autonomous vehicles. Code is at: https://github.com/kujason/avodComment: For any inquiries contact aharakeh(at)uwaterloo(dot)c

Microscopic structure of charge-exchange spin-isospin modes through decay measurements

The study of particle decay of charge-exchange giant resonances (CEGR) furnishes information on their microscopic structure. Furthermore, gamma decay of CEGR call help to unravel their structure. For example, the gamma-decay of the Gamow-Teller (GT) resonance to the isobaric analogue state (IAS) points to a possible method to study quenching of GT strength. The study of gamma-decay of the spin-flip dipole resonance (SDR) to GT and low-lying states will possibly allow to disentangle the different spin components. These aspects will be discussed in the light of recent (He-3,t) experiments at E(He-3) = 450 MeV and theta = 0 degrees performed to study the proton decay of CEGR in Bi-208 and N-12 and the gamma decay of the GT resonance, IAS and SDR in Nb-90

Dipole responses in Nd and Sm isotopes with shape transitions

Photoabsorption cross sections of Nd and Sm isotopes from spherical to deformed even nuclei are systematically investigated by means of the quasiparticle-random-phase approximation based on the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov ground states (HFB+QRPA) using the Skyrme energy density functional. The gradual onset of deformation in the ground states as increasing the neutron number leads to characteristic features of the shape phase transition. The calculation well reproduce the isotopic dependence of broadening and emergence of a double-peak structure in the cross sections without any adjustable parameter. We also find that the deformation plays a significant role for low-energy dipole strengths. The $E1$ strengths are fragmented and considerably lowered in energy. The summed $E1$ strength up to 10 MeV is enhanced by a factor of five or more.Comment: 5 pages including 6 figure