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most citedSystematic study of nuclear matrix elements in neutrinoless double-beta decay with a beyond mean-field covariant density functional theory

156 citations · 880 across the 40 of their papers we have counts for

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41 papers

nucl-th2026

Sensitivity of fission barrier heights to nuclear matter properties

X. Zhang, K. Hagino, J. M. Yao

We systematically investigate the correlations between nuclear fission properties and the surface energy coefficient extracted from semi-infinite nuclear matter. To…

nucl-th2026★ 1 cited

Ab initio correlations between neutrinoless and two-neutrino double-beta decays in Ca

X. Lian, C. R. Ding, C. L. Bai +1

We develop a novel ab initio in-medium no-core configuration-interaction (IM-NCCI) framework for nuclear charge-exchange processes by combining the in-medium similarity renormaliza…

nucl-ex2026

Multiple shape coexistence near Sn118: First 03+ lifetime measurement

F. Wu, C. R. Ding, C. Andreoiu +17

The intruder bands in Sn isotopes, built on the 2p-2h excitation across the proton shell gap, are well-known examples of shape coexistence near the neutron mid-shell regio…

nucl-th2026

Qcombo: A Python Package for Automated Commutator Calculations of Quantum Many-Body Operators

L. H. Chen, Y. Li, H. Hergert +1

qcombo is a Python package for the symbolic evaluation of commutators between general quantum many-body operators expressed in normal-ordered form using the generalized Wick theore…

nucl-th2026

Ab initio mapping of the boundary of the island of inversion

E. F. Zhou, C. R. Ding, Q. Y. Luo +2

Starting from a chiral two- plus three-nucleon interaction, we perform a systematic study of the low-lying states of neutron-rich nuclei around using the in-medium generator…

nucl-th2025★ 1 cited

Microscopic study of low-lying states in odd-mass nuclei for atomic electric dipole moment searches

E. F. Zhou, J. M. Yao

We present a microscopic study of the low-lying states of five odd-mass nuclei of particular interest for experimental searches of atomic electric dipole moments (EDMs): Xe…

hep-ph2025

Sensitivity of neutrinoless double beta decays from a combined analysis of ground and excited states

C. R. Ding, K. Han, S. B. Wang +1

Next-generation neutrinoless double-beta () decay experiments, with projected half-life sensitivities approaching years, aim to probe the entire parameter space of…

nucl-th2025★ 1 cited

Impact of shape fluctuations on nuclear Schiff moments in heavy octupole-deformed nuclei

E. F. Zhou, J. M. Yao, J. Engel +1

Permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs) are among the most sensitive probes of CP violation beyond the Standard Model. In diamagnetic atoms, the EDM is determined primarily by the…

nucl-th2024★ 8 cited

Ab initio nuclear shape coexistence and emergence of island of inversion around

E. F. Zhou, C. R. Ding, J. M. Yao +4

We extend a nuclear ab initio framework based on chiral two- and three-nucleon interactions to investigate shape coexistence and the degradation of the magic number in both…

nucl-th2024

Statistical uncertainty quantification for multireference covariant density functional theory

X. Zhang, C. C. Wang, C. R. Ding +1

We present a theoretical framework to quantify statistical uncertainties in covariant density functional theory (CDFT) for both nuclear matter and finite nuclei, based on a relativ…

nucl-th2024★ 3 cited

Subspace-projected multireference covariant density functional theory

X. Zhang, C. C. Wang, C. R. Ding +1

Multireference density functional theory (MR-DFT) has been a pivotal method for studying nuclear low-lying states and neutrinoless double-beta () decay. However, quantifying…

nucl-th2024★ 15 cited

Shell structure and shape transition in odd- superheavy nuclei with proton numbers : insights from deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov in continuum

Y. X. Zhang, B. R. Liu, K. Y. Zhang +1

We present a systematic study on the structural properties of odd- superheavy nuclei with proton numbers , and neutron numbers increasing from to the neu…

nucl-th2024★ 4 cited

Emulating generator coordinate method with extended eigenvector continuation: Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick model

Q. Y. Luo, X. Zhang, L. H. Chen +1

We present a benchmark study of generator coordinate method (GCM) combined with eigenvector continuation (EC) in two different schemes for the low-lying states of Lipkin-Meshkov-Gl…

nucl-th2023★ 10 cited

Multireference covariant density-functional theory for the low-lying states of odd-mass nuclei

E. F. Zhou, X. Y. Wu, J. M. Yao

We extend multireference covariant density-functional theory (MR-CDFT) based on a relativistic point-coupling energy functional to describe the low-lying states of odd-mass nuclei.…

nucl-th2023★ 6 cited

Generator coordinate method for nuclear octupole excitations: status and perspectives

E. F. Zhou, J. M. Yao

Strong octupole correlations have been observed in the low-lying states of atomic nuclei across various mass regions. In this review, we provide an overview of Beyond Mean-Field (B…

nucl-th2023★ 9 cited

Impact of isovector pairing fluctuation on neutrinoless double-beta decay in multi-reference covariant density functional theory

C. R. Ding, X. Zhang, J. M. Yao +2

We extend the multi-reference covariant density functional theory (MR-CDFT) by including fluctuations in quadrupole deformations and average isovector pairing gaps simultaneously f…

nucl-th2023★ 1 cited

-decay nuclear matrix elements in self-consistent Skyrme quasiparticle random phase approximation: uncertainty from pairing interaction

W. -L. Lv, Y. -F. Niu, D. -L. Fang +3

The uncertainty in the nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) of decay for Ge, Se, Te, Te, and Xe in the self-consistent quasiparticle random p…

nucl-th2022★ 14 cited

Optimization of generator coordinate method with machine-learning techniques for nuclear spectra and neutrinoless double-beta decay: ridge regression for nuclei with axial deformation

X. Zhang, W. Lin, J. M. Yao +4

The generator coordinate method (GCM) is an important tool of choice for modeling large-amplitude collective motion in atomic nuclei. The computational complexity of the GCM increa…

nucl-th2021★ 58 cited

Beyond-mean-field approaches for nuclear neutrinoless double beta decay in the standard mechanism

J. M. Yao, J. Meng, Y. F. Niu +1

Nuclear weak decays provide important probes to fundamental symmetries in nature. A precise description of these processes in atomic nuclei requires comprehensive knowledge on both…

nucl-th2021★ 17 cited

Application of efficient generator-coordinate subspace-selection algorithm to neutrinoless double- decay

A. M Romero, J. M. Yao, B. Bally +2

The generator coordinate method begins with the variational construction of a set of non-orthogonal mean-field states that span a subspace of the full many-body Hilbert space. Thes…

nucl-th2021★ 64 cited

Ab initio calculation of the contact operator contribution in the standard mechanism for neutrinoless double beta decay

R. Wirth, J. M. Yao, H. Hergert

Starting from chiral nuclear interactions, we evaluate the contribution of the leading-order contact transition operator to the nuclear matrix element (NME) of neutrinoless double-…

nucl-th2017★ 2 cited

Existence problem of proton semi-bubble structure in the state of Si

Feng Wu, C. L. Bai, J. M. Yao +2

The fully self-consistent Hartree-Fock (HF) plus random phase approximation (RPA) based on Skyrme-type interaction is used to study the existence problem of proton semi-bubble stru…

nucl-th2017★ 6 cited

Transition from vibrational to rotational characters in low-lying states of hypernuclei

H. Mei, K. Hagino, J. M. Yao +1

In order to clarify the nature of hypernuclear low-lying states, we carry out a comprehensive study for the structure of Sm-hypernuclei, which exhibit a tra…

nucl-th2016★ 22 cited

Anharmonicity of multi-octupole-phonon excitations in Pb: analysis with multi-reference covariant density functional theory and subbarrier fusion of O+Pb

J. M. Yao, K. Hagino

We discuss anharmonicity of the multi-octupole-phonon states in Pb based on a covariant density functional theory, by fully taking into account the interplay between the qu…