The Effect of Deformation on the Twist Mode

Abstract

Using ${}^{12}$C as an example of a strongly deformed nucleus we calculate the strengths and energies in the asymptotic (oblate) deformed limit for the isovector twist mode operator $[r{Y}^1\vec{l}{]}^{\lambda =2}{t}_{+}$ where l is the orbital angular momentum. We also consider the $\lambda =1$ case. For $\lambda =0$, the operator vanishes. Whereas in a $\Delta N=0$ Nilsson model the summed strength is independent of the relative P${}_{3/2}$ and P${}_{1/2}$ occupancy when we allow for different frequencies ${\omega }_i$ in the x, y, and z directions there is a weak dependency on deformation.

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