Fast & rigorous predictions for $A=6$ nuclei with Bayesian posterior sampling

Abstract

We make ab initio predictions for the A = 6 nuclear level scheme based on two- and three-nucleon interactions up to next-to-next-to-leading order in chiral effective field theory ($\chi$EFT). We utilize eigenvector continuation and Bayesian methods to quantify uncertainties stemming from the many-body method, the $\chi$EFT truncation, and the low-energy constants of the nuclear interaction. The construction and validation of emulators is made possible via the development of JupiterNCSM -- a new M-scheme no-core shell model code that uses on-the-fly Hamiltonian matrix construction for efficient, single-node computations up to $N_{\max }=10$ for ${}^6\mathrm{Li}$. We find a slight underbinding of ${}^6\mathrm{He}$ and ${}^6\mathrm{Li}$, although consistent with experimental data given our theoretical error bars. As a result of incorporating a correlated $\chi$EFT-truncation errors we find more precise predictions (smaller error bars) for separation energies: $S_d({}^6\mathrm{Li})=0.89\pm 0.44$ MeV, $S_{2n}({}^6\mathrm{He})=0.20\pm 0.60$ MeV, and for the beta decay Q-value: $Q_{{\beta }^{-}}({}^6\mathrm{He})=3.71\pm 0.65$ MeV. We conclude that our error bars can potentially be reduced further by extending the model space used by JupiterNCSM.

arXiv comment13 pages, 9 figures

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