Signatures for shape coexistence and shape/phase transitions in even-even nuclei

Abstract

Systematics of B(E2) transition rates connecting the first excited 0+ state to the first excited 2+ state of the ground state band in even-even nuclei indicates that shape coexistence of the ground state band and the first excited K=0 band should be expected in nuclei lying within the stripes of nucleon numbers 7-8, 17-20, 34-40, 59-70, 96-112 predicted by the dual shell mechanism of the proxy-SU(3) model, avoiding their junctions, within which high deformation is expected. Systematics of the excitation energies of the first excited 0+ states in even-even nuclei show that shape coexistence due to proton-induced neutron particle-hole excitations is related to a first-order shape/phase transition from spherical to deformed shapes, while shape coexistence due to neutron-induced proton particle-hole excitations is observed along major proton shell closures.

13 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables

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