No-Core shell model for A = 47 and A = 49

J. P. Vary, A. G. Negoita, S. Stoica

Published 2006-12-05Version 1

We apply an {\it ab-initio} approach to the nuclear structure of odd-mass nuclei straddling $^{48}Ca$. Starting with the NN interaction, that fits two-body scattering and bound state data we evaluate the nuclear properties of $A = 47$ and $A = 49$ nuclei in a no-core approach. Due to model space limitations and the absence of 3-body interactions, we incorporate phenomenological terms determined by fits to $A = 48$ nuclei in a previous effort. Our modified Hamiltonian produces reasonable spectra for these odd mass nuclei. In addition to the differences in single-particle basis states, the absence of a single-particle Hamiltonian in our no-core approach obscures direct comparisons with valence effective NN interactions. Nevertheless, we compare the fp-shell matrix elements of our initial and modified Hamiltonians in the harmonic oscillator basis with a recent model fp-shell interaction, the GXPF1 interaction of Honma, Otsuka, Brown and Mizusaki. Notable differences emerge from these comparisons. In particular, our diagonal two-body $T = 0$ matrix elements are, on average, about 800-900keV more attractive. Furthermore, while our initial and modified NN Hamiltonian fp-shell matrix elements are strongly correlated, there is much less correlation with the GXPF1 matrix elements.