Systematic Study on the Superdeformed Bands of Double Odd Nuclei in A～130 Region

Properties of the superdeformed bands of odd-odd nuclei in A ～ 130 mass region are investigatedsystematically within the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions and a perturbation possessing theSO(5) (or SU(5)) symmetry on the rotational symmetry. The obtained γ-ray energies, the dynamical moments ofinertia, and energy differences △Eγ - △Erefγ ef agree with experimental data. It shows that this approach is quite powerfulin describing odd-odd nuclei in 130 mass region.     

Description of the Superdeformed Bands of Double Odd Nuclei in A ～ 190 Region

With the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions and aperturbation possessing the SO(5)(or SU(5)) symmetry on the rotational symmetry, the superdeformed bands and △I＝4 bifurcation of odd-odd nuclei in A ～ 190 mass region are investigated systematically. Good results for the γ-ray energies, the dynamical moments of inertia, and energy differences △Eγ - △Eref γ are obtained. It shows that this approach is quite powerful in describing odd-odd nuclei in the region.     

Description of the Superdeformed Bands of the Odd-Odd Nuclei in A ～ 150 Region

With the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions, the global property and the △I ＝ 4bifurcation in the superdeformed (SD) bands of odd-odd nuclei in A ～ 150 mass region are investigated systematically.Good results for the γ-ray energies, the dynamical moments of inertia, and energy differences △ Eγ - △ Erefγ are obtained.It shows that this approach is quite powerful in describing not only the SD bands in even-even and odd-A nuclei butalso those in odd-odd nuclei in the mass region.     

Doublet bands in 128La and systematic features of energy separationof doublet bands observed in the A～130 mass region

High spin states of 128La have been studied through the fusion-evaporation reaction 118Sn(14N,4n) 128La at a beam energy of 69 MeV. A positive-parity side band with the same configuration as that of the yrast band has been identified. Moreover, it is noted that the energy separation △E(I) = E(I)side-E(I)yrast of all doublet bands reported in odd-odd nuclei in the A～130 mass region exhibit a staggering pattern systematically, and they stagger up at even-spin and stagger down at odd-spin.     

Description of Superdeformed Bands of the Nuclei in A—80 Mass Region

Within the supersymmetry scheme inchuding many-body interactions and a perturbation possessing the SO(5) (or SU(5)) symmetry on the rotational symmetry,the superdeformed (SD) bands of the nuclei in the A-80 mass region are investigated systematically.Quantitatively good results of the γ-ray energy spectra and the dynamical monents of inertia are obtained.It is shown that the supersymmetry approach is powerful to describe not only the generic rotational property,but also the characteristic of the triaxial SD band simultaneously.     

Deexcitation Energy of Superdeformed Secondary Minima as a Probe to Density Dependence of Symmetry Energy

Deexcitation energies of superdeformed secondary minima of odd-odd A u and T1 isotopes are investigated with the relativistic mean field （RMF） model where the isoscalar-isovector coupling is included to change the symmetry energy. It is verified by the theoretical analysis and numerical results that the deexcitation energies of superdeformed secondary minima relative to the ground states in these heavy nuclei are sensitive to differences in the symmetry energy. In particular, the linear correlation between the deexeitation energies of odd-odd Au and T1 isotopes and the neutron skin thickness in 208Pb is established. Moreover, explorations are extended to superdeformed candidates of other mass regions. It is found that the linear correlation can even be established between the deexcitation energies and the symmetry pressure at subsaturation density. These indicate that deexcitation energies can serve as a probe to the density dependence of the symmetry energy.     

Evidence for a Possible E（5） Symmetry in ^130Xe

By analysing the energy spectrum and E2 transition branching ratios,we show that the E(5) symmetry predictions agree well with the experimental data of nucleus 130Xe,Compared the calculated results with those within the framework of the interacting boson model.It is found that the nucleus 130Xe is definitely a nucleus in the transitional region from U(5) to O(6) symmetry,130Xe is then another empirical evidence of the nucleus with E(5) symmetry.     

Description of Superdeformed Bands of the Nuclei in A ～60 Mass Region

Using the supersymmetry scheme including many-body interactions, we investigate the superdeformed (SD) bands of the nuclei in A ～ 60 mass region systematically. Quantitatively good results of the γ-ray energy spectra and the dynamical moments of inertia are obtained. It shows that the supersymmetry approach is powerful to describe the generic rotational property of SD states of light nuclei.     

Nuclear mass parabola and its applications

We propose a method for extracting the properties of the isobaric mass parabola based on the total doubleβ-decay energies of isobaric nuclei.Two important parameters of the mass parabola,the location of the most β-stable nuclei Z_A and the curvature parameter b_A,are obtained for 251 A values,based on the total double β-decay energies of nuclei compiled in the AME2016 database.The advantage of this approach is that the pairing energy term P_A caused by the odd-even variation can be removed in the process,as well as the mass excess M(A,Z_A) of the most stable nuclide for the mass number A,which are employed in the mass parabolic fitting method.The Coulomb energy coefficient a_c=0.6910 MeV is determined by the mass difference relation for mirror nuclei,and the symmetry energy coefficient is also studied by the relation a_(sym)(A)=025 b_AZ_A.     

Possible light neutral boson and particle mass quantization

Qualities of nucleons, such as the fundamental parameter mass, might be modified in extreme conditions relative to those of isolated nucleons. We show the ratio of the EMC-effect tagged nucleon mass to that of the free one(m*/m);these values are derived from the nuclear structure function ratio between heavy nuclei and deuterium measured in the electron Deep Inelastic Scattering(DIS) reaction in 0.3≤x≤0.7. The increase in m*/mwith A-1/3 is phenomenologically interpreted via the release of a color-singlet cluster formed by sea quarks and gluons in bound nucleons holding high momentum in the nucleus, from which the mass and fraction of non-nucleonic components in nuclei can be deduced. The mass of color-singlet clusters released per short range correlated(SRC) proton in the high momentum region(k > 2 fm-1) is extracted to be 16.890 ±0.016 MeV/c2, which evidences the possibility of a light neutral boson and quantized mass of matter.     

Statistical errors in Weizscker-Skyrme mass model

The statistical uncertainties of 13 model parameters in the Weizscker-Skyrme(WS*) mass model are investigated for the first time with an efficient approach,and the propagated errors in the predicted masses are estimated.The discrepancies between the predicted masses and the experimental data,including the new data in AME 2016,are almost all smaller than the model errors.For neutron-rich heavy nuclei,the model errors increase considerably,and go up to a few MeV when the nucleus approaches the neutron drip line.The most sensitive model parameter which causes the largest statistical error is analyzed for all bound nuclei.We find that the two coefficients of symmetry energy term significantly influence the mass predictions of extremely neutron-rich nuclei,and the deformation energy coefficients play a key role for well-deformed nuclei around the β-stability line.     

Structure and reaction dynamics of SHE Z = 130

This study investigates the structural properties of super-heavy nuclei with Z = 130 by adopting the relativistic mean-field(RMF) theory within an axially deformed oscillator basis with the NL3 force parameter set. We study the binding energies, quadrupole deformation, nuclear radii, neutron separation energies, and other bulk properties.Moreover, we analyze the favorable decay modes for clear cognitive content of nuclei, such as alpha decay, using different formulae including the Viola-Seaberg, analytical formula of Royer, universal curve formula, and universal decay law. We compare these with the corresponding fission process. The spontaneous fission of super-heavy nuclei is studied with Z = 130 within the mass region 310 ≤A≤340. The results exhibit good agreement with finite range droplet model(FRDM) data. This formalism presents a significant step forward in the study of the structure and decay modes of the isotopes of Z = 130. With this appraisal, we investigate the possible shell/sub-shell closure for super-heavy nuclei adjacent by decay chains of alpha and other radioactive decay particles.     

Microscopic Mechanism of the ω Variation in Moments of Inertia for the Yrast Superdeformed Bands ^194T1（1a,1b）

The variation in moments of inertia(J^(1)and J^(2) with rotational frequency for the superdeformed bands in odd-odd nuclei,194T1(1a,1b),is investigated by using the particle-number conserving method for treating the pairing interaction(monopole and quadrupole),The observed variations ofJ^(1) and J^(2) with ω are reproduced quite well in the calculation and the contributions from each major shell are clearly displayed.     

△-Resonance Effective Mass in Medium

Based on the relativistic chiral effective field theory, we study the effective mass of the △-resonance in medium by investigating the self-energy of the △-resonance related to the πN decay channel in symmetric nuclear matter. We find that the effective mass of △-resonance decreases evidently with increasing nuclear density p. In our calculation, we also consider the influence of the shifts of the nucleon mass, pion mass and its decay constant due to the restoration of chiral symmetry in medium. The results are roughly consistent with the data given by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.     

Nuclear Physics Programs for the Future RIBs Facility in Korea

We present nuclear physics programs based on the planned experiments using rare isotope beams (RIBs) for the future Korean Rare Isotope Beams Accelerator facility(KRIA). This ambitious facility has both an Isotope Separation On Line (ISOL) and fragmentation capability for producing RIBs and accelerating beams of wide range mass of nuclides with energies of a few to hundreds MeV per nucleon. Low energy RIBs at Elab = 5 to 20 MeV per nucleon are for the study of nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics toward and beyond the drip lines while higher energy RIBs produced by inflight fragmentation with the reaccelerated ions from the ISOL enable to explore the neutron drip lines in intermediate mass regions. The planned programs have goals for investigating internal structures of the exotic nuclei toward and beyond the nucleon drip lines by addressing the following issues: how the shell structure evolves in areas of extreme proton to neutron imbalance; whether the isospin symmetry maintains in isobaric mirror nuclei at and beyond the drip lines; how two-proton radioactivity affects abundances of the elements; what the role of the continuum states including resonant states above protondecay threshold in exotic nuclei is in astrophysical nuclear reaction processes, and how the nuclear reaction rates triggered by unbound proton-rich nuclei make an effect on rapid proton capture processes in a very hot stellar plasma.     

原子核层次的手征对称性

对称性及其破缺是基本的科学问题。手征对称性在自然界中广泛存在,大至星系旋臂、行星自转,小到矿物晶体、有机分子、基本粒子,都与手征对称性密切相关。原子核层次的手征对称性概念于1997年提出,随后成为核物理研究的热点问题。目前,实验上已经在核素图上的80,100,130和190质量核区发现了30多例可能具有手征对称性的原子核。简要介绍原子核中的手征对称性概念;手性原子核的预言、识别以及实验验证;并通过展示手性原子核结构的多样性（M_χD）,回顾了理论和实验研究进展;介绍最新发现的原子核中手性和空间反射对称性的联立自发破缺,对未来手性原子核研究的前景进行了展望。Symmetry and its breaking are basic scientific problems. Chiral symmetries are common in nature, for example, the macroscopic spiral arms of galaxies and the rotation of planets; the microscopic spirals of the mineral crystalline, the organic molecules and the elementary particles. The concept of chirality in atomic nuclei was first proposed in 1997. Since then many efforts have been made to understand chiral symmetry and its spontaneous breaking in atomic nuclei. Up to now, more than 30 candidates of chiral nuclei have been reported in the 80, 100, 130, and 190 mass regions. The concept of the chirality in atomic nuclei, the prediction, the signal, and the experimental verification of the chiral nuclei are briefly introduced; the recent theoretical and experimental progress are reviewed, in particular the existence of multiple chiral doublets (M_χD), i.e., more than one pair of chiral doublet bands in one single nucleus; the simultaneous spontaneous breaking of chiral and reflection symmetry in the newly observed atomic nuclei is introduced, together with a prospect on the future study on nuclear chiral symmetry.     

Triaxial Superdeformed Band and Its Formation Mechanism in Odd-Odd Nucleus ^168Lu

Three-dimensional total Routhian surface calculations are carried out to determine the triaxial superdeformation of odd-odd nucleus ^168Lu. One of the new four rotational bands observed in the experiment is identified as a triaxial superdeformed band, in which the neutron shell correction energy plays a key role and the deformationdriving effect of high j intruder orbital plays an additional role in the formation of triaxial superdeformation shape. Its deformation parameters (ε2, ε4, γ) are derived from the analysis, which can reproduce the experimental assignment.     

Gamma Spectroscopy along N~Z towards 100Sn

A wide range of research topics in different fields of physics can be addressed by study of the self-conjugate N~Z nuclei, such as the np pairing, isospin symmetry, the rp-process and the properties of the electroweak interaction. This contribution focuses on the spectroscopy of N~Z nuclei towards 100Sn. The latest results on the isomeric decay spectroscopy of N~Z nuclei below 100Sn, such as the N =Z+2 nuclides 94Pd and 96Ag, the N~Z nuclide 96Cd and so on are highlighted. New opportunities in in-beam   spectrscopy of N~Z nuclei towards 100Sn, like 90Rh and 92Pd, with radioactive ion beams are discussed.     

Magnon energy gap in a four-layer ferromagnetic superlattice

The magnon energy band in a four-layer ferromagnetic superlattice is studied by using the linear spin-wave approach and Green＇s function technique. It is found that three modulated energy gaps exist in the magnon energy band along Kx direction perpendicular to the superlattice plane. The spin quantum numbers and the interlayer exchange couplings all affect the three energy gaps. The magnon energy gaps of the four-layer ferromagnetic superlattice are different from those of the three-layer one. For the four-layer ferromagnetic superlattice, the disappearance of the magnon energy gaps △ω12, △ω23 and △ω34 all correlates with the symmetry of this system. The zero energy gap △ω23 correlates with the symmetry of interlayer exchange couplings, while the vanishing of the magnon energy gaps △ω12 and △ω34 corresponds to a translational symmetry of x-direction in the lattice. When the parameters of the system deviate from these symmetries, the three energy gaps will increase.