Parity-Projected Shell Model Monte Carlo Level Densities for fp-shell Nuclei

Abstract

We calculate parity-dependent level densities for the even-even isotopes 58,62,66 Fe and 58 Ni and the odd-A nuclei 59 Ni and 65 Fe using the Shell Model Monte Carlo method. We perform these calculations in the complete fp-gds shell-model space using a pairing+quadrupole residual interaction. We find that, due to pairing of identical nucleons, the low-energy spectrum is dominated by positive parity states. Although these pairs break at around the same excitation energy in all nuclei, the energy dependence of the ratio of negative-to-positive parity level densities depends strongly on the particular nucleus of interest. We find equilibration of both parities at noticeably lower excitation energies for the odd-A nuclei 59 Ni and 65 Fe than for the neighboring even-even nuclei 58 Ni and 66 Fe.

5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. C

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