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Effects of pairing strength on the nuclear structure and double-β decay predictions within the mapped interacting boson model

英語

2024-08

American Physical Society (APS)

Physical Review C

110(2)

024304

The low-energy nuclear structure and two-neutrino double-,8 (2v,8,8) decay are studied within the interacting boson model (IBM) that is based on the nuclear energy density functional (EDF). The IBM Hamiltonian describing the initial and final even-even nuclei, and the interacting boson fermion-fermion Hamiltonian producing the intermediate states of the neighboring odd-odd nuclei are determined by the microscopic inputs provided by the self-consistent mean-field (SCMF) calculations employing a relativistic EDF and a separable pairing force. Sensitivities of the low-lying structure and 2v,8,8-decay properties to the pairing strength are specifically analyzed. It is shown that the SCMF calculations with decreased and increased pairing strengths lead to quadrupole-quadrupole interaction strengths in the IBM that are, respectively, significantly enhanced and reduced in magnitude. When the increased pairing is adopted, in particular, the energy levels of the excited 0+ states are lowered, and the predicted 2v,8,8-decay nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) increase in magnitude systematically. The mapped IBM employing the increased pairing force generates effective NMEs and half-lives that are in a reasonable agreement with the experimental data for the 76Ge -> 76Se, 82Se -> 82Kr, and 100Mo -> 100Ru decays in particular, whereas the calculation with the standard pairing strength is adequate to provide an overall good description of the effective NMEs in agreement with data.

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