Ab Initio Nuclear Structure Calculations for Light Nuclei

dc.contributor.advisor James P. Vary
dc.contributor.author Cockrell, Robert
dc.contributor.department Physics and Astronomy
dc.date 2018-08-11T09:52:42.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-30T02:44:13Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-30T02:44:13Z
dc.date.copyright Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2012
dc.date.embargo 2013-06-05
dc.date.issued 2012-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>We perform no-core full configuration calculations for the Lithium isotopes, 6 Li, 7 Li, and 8 Li</p> <p>with the realistic nucleon-nucleon interaction JISP16. We obtain a set of observables, such as</p> <p>spectra, radii, multipole moments, transition probabilities, etc., and compare with experiment</p> <p>where available. We obtain underbinding by 0.5 MeV, 0.7 MeV, and 1.0 MeV for 6 Li, 7 Li, 8 Li</p> <p>respectively. Magnetic moments are well-converged and agree with experiment to within 20%.</p> <p>We then introduce the One-Body Density Matrix. We present a method to remove the</p> <p>spurious center-of-mass component from the space-fixed density distribution. We present space-</p> <p>fixed and translationally-invariant density distributions for various states of 6 Li, 7 Li, and 8 Li.</p> <p>We also examine select translationally-invariant density distributions from the ground state</p> <p>and several excited states of 9 Be. The resulting translationally-invariant densities can be used</p> <p>to examine convergence issues and better represent features of the nuclear shape. Convergence</p> <p>properties of these density distributions shed light on the convergence properties of experimental</p> <p>one-body observables.</p> <p>We then present a method to calculate the space-fixed and translationally-invariant Wigner</p> <p>Function using our One-Body Density Matrices. We present a novel visualization of these</p> <p>Wigner Functions.</p>
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dc.identifier.articleid 3661
dc.identifier.contextkey 4186406
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/etd-180810-3131
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dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/26843
dc.language.iso en
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dc.subject.disciplines Physics
dc.subject.keywords Ab Initio
dc.subject.keywords Lithium
dc.subject.keywords Nuclear Structure
dc.subject.keywords One Body Density Matrix
dc.title Ab Initio Nuclear Structure Calculations for Light Nuclei
dc.type article
dc.type.genre dissertation
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thesis.degree.level dissertation
thesis.degree.name Doctor of Philosophy
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