120645598
Spectroscopy of Nb 90 at high spin
Excited states of {sup 90}Nb were investigated via prompt and delayed {gamma} decays and the recoil-isomer tagging technique. The level scheme of {sup 90}Nb has been extended up to J=19({Dirac_h}/2{pi}) and E{sub x}=8.4 MeV. Half-lives of the 11{sup -} and 17/2{sup -} isomeric levels in {sup 90,91}Nb were measured to be 0.47{+-}0.01 and 3.3{+-}0.4 {mu}s, respectively. The results are compared with the predictions of large-basis shell model calculations. The effects of truncation of the valence model space on the calculated results are discussed.
118221775
Comment on `High spin structure of the neutron-rich nuclei I-137 and Cs-139'
S. H. Liu et al. [Phys. Rev. C 80, 044314 (2009)] have demonstrated that an accurate description of $^{137}\mathrm{I}$ may be obtained within the shell model. It seems that they have missed one of the shell model calculations done earlier. They have also missed the earlier theoretical results for $^{139}\mathrm{Cs}$, where some of the levels observed in their work were predicted.
125268057
Structure of even-even A = 138 isobars and the yrast spectra of semi-magic Sn isotopes above the Sn 132 core
Large basis untruncated shell model calculations have been done for the A=138 neutron -rich nuclei in the �(gdsh) ⊕ �(hfpi) valence space above the 132 Sn core. Two (1+2) -body nuclear Hamiltonians, viz., realistic CWG and empirical SMPN in this model space have been used. Calculated ground state binding energies, level spectra and other spectroscopic properties have been compared with the available experimental data. Importance of untruncated shell model calculations in this model space has been pointed out. Shell model results for the very neutron rich Sn isotope ( 138 Sn, N/Z=1.76) of astrophysical interest for which no spectroscopic information except � -decay half life is available, have been presented. Shell structure and evolution of collectivity in the even-even A=138 isobars have been studied as a function of valence neutron and /or proton numbers. Calculations done for the first time, reproduce remarkably well the collective vibrational states in 138 Te and 138 Xe. Comparison of some of the important two-body matrix elements of the empirical SMPN, CW5082 and the realistic CWG interactions has been done. These matrix elements are important for ground state binding energies and low-lying spectra of nuclei in this region. Consideration of the predictability of the two interactions seems to suggest that, in order to incorporate the special features of the N-N interaction in such exotic n-rich environment above the 132 Sn core, the use of local spectroscopic information from the region might be essential.
16744767
Absence of M2 Retardation in $^{35}Cl$: Evidence for Stronger Isospin-Mixing Effects in A=35 Mirror Nuclei
The lifetime of the 3163 keV, 7/2$^-$ isomeric state in $^{35}Cl$ that decays by a stretched M2 transition to the $3/2^+$ ground state, has been re-measured using the Doppler Shift Attenuation Method, by gating on the 1185 keV transition which directly feeds this state. This eliminates the uncertainties in the measurement arising from the direct feedings from the continuum. A mean life of 0.6$^{+0.5}_{-0.2}$ ps has been obtained from the present work. This is considerably smaller than the adopted value 45.3(6) ps. Implication of this major reduction in the lifetime has been pointed out.
118268033
Astrophysical implication of low E(21+) in neutron‐rich Sn isotopes
The observation and prediction of unusually depressed first excited 21+ states in even‐A neutron—rich isotopes of semi‐magic Sn above 132Sn provide motivations for reviewing the problems related to the nuclear astrophysics in general. In the present work, the β‐decay rates of the exotic even Sn isotopes (134,136Sn) above the 132Sn core have been calculated as a function of temperature (T). In order to get the necessary ft values, B(GT) values corresponding to allowed Gamow Teller (GT—) β‐decay have been theoretically calculated using shell model. The total decay rate shows decrease with increasing temperature as the ground state population is depleted and population of excited states with slower decay rates increases. The abundance at each Z value is inversely proportional to the decay constant of the waiting point nucleus for that particular Z. So the increase in half‐life of isotopes of Sn, like 136Sn, might have substantial impact on the r‐process nucleosynthesis.
119169856
New shell closure for neutron-rich Sn isotopes
The evolution of shell structure away from stability [1]has been a topic of intense theoretical [2, 3] and experi-mental [4–6] studies since last decade. Theoretical stud-ies have identiﬁed diﬀerent reasons for the phenomenonof shell evolution with neutron or proton excess. Amongthe various components of the nucleon - nucleon interac-tion, the spin-orbit, tensor part and three - body eﬀectplay important roles in the shell evolutions [1]. Due totensor interactions, nuclear mean ﬁeld undergoes varia-tions with neutron excess. This leads to monopole mi-gration [2]. It is observed for both proton-rich as well asneutron-rich nuclei. While approaching the neutron dripline, the neutron density becomes very diﬀused [3] whichcan also lead to shell quenching. For exotic light nucleithe well established magic numbers for the stable nu-clei are found to be modiﬁed or new magic numbers haveevolved. At least four doubly magic oxygen isotopes havebeen observed [6–8]. They are
120714502
The Membrane Paradigm for Gauss-Bonnet gravity
We construct the membrane paradigm for black objects in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity in spacetime dimensions $ \ge 5$. As in the case of general relativity, for the observers outside the horizon the dynamics of the perturbations of the horizon can be modelled as a membrane endowed with fluid-like properties. We derive the stress-tensor for this membrane fluid and study the perturbation around static backgrounds with constant curvature horizon cross-section to express the stress tensor in the form of a Newtonian viscous fluid with pressure, shear viscosity and bulk viscosity. The ratio of the shear viscosity and the entropy density is shown to generically violate the bound suggested by Policastro, Son and Starinets. We evaluate the transport coefficients for some static geometries. For the black brane geometry our results match with those available in the literature. For the spherically symmetric AdS black hole our results can be interpreted as a holographic prediction for the transport coefficients and viscosity to the entropy density ratio for the dual conformal field theory living on the boundary, $S^3 \times R$.
201072483
Corrections to the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy in the brick wall approach
The brick wall model is a semi-classical approach to underst and he microscopic origin of black hole entropy. In this approach, the entropy of the black hole arises due to the canonical entropy of matter fields outside the black hole event horizon, evaluate d the Hawking temperature. Usually, in the brick wall model, the density of states and the resulti ng canonical entropy of the matter fields are calculated at the leading order (in terms of h̄) in the WKB approximation. We extend this approach and compute the brick wall entropy of a quantum scalar field around static and spherically symmetric black holes at the higher orders in th e WKB approximation. We find that the brick wall model generally predicts corrections to the B kenstein-Hawking entropy in all spacetime dimensions. We compare our results with the sub-l eading contributions to the black hole entropy that has been obtained from various other appro ches.
122475082
Lateral Distribution and Energy Spectra of Muons in the Energy Interval 2. 5-500 GeV in Air Showers
122369912
Interacting holographic dark energy with variable deceleration parameter and accreting black holes in Bianchi type-V universe
In this paper, we have considered the spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type-V space time filled with two interacting fluids; dark matter and a hypothetical isotropic fluid as the holographic dark energy components. To obtain an exact solution of the Einstein’s field equations, we used the assumption of time dependent deceleration parameter. We have investigated geometric and kinematic properties of the model. It is observed that the anisotropy parameter of the universe approaches to zero and the universe achieve flatness for large cosmic time. We have shown that this expanding solution is stable against the perturbation with respect to anisotropic spatial directions. We have also studied the evolution of the mass of a black hole embedded in a universe which interacts with a combination of dark matter and dark energy, considering that in the vicinity of the black hole the metric is of Schwarzschild type. We found that the black hole mass increases with the evolution of the universe, and on later epochs the increase in mass stops as dark energy accretion takes over. The results are found to be consistent with recent cosmological observations.
121958150
New states in the lattice Schwinger model
New states are found for the Schwinger model put on a lattice. Their properties are discussed. (AIP)