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Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 182501 (2002) [4 pages]

Evolution of Nuclear Spectra with Nuclear Forces

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R. B. Wiringa* and Steven C. Pieper
Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439

Received 16 July 2002; published 10 October 2002

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We first define a series of NN interaction models ranging from very simple to fully realistic. We then present Green’s function Monte Carlo calculations of light nuclei to show how nuclear spectra evolve as the nuclear forces are made increasingly sophisticated. We find that the absence of stable five- and eight-body nuclei depends crucially on the spin, isospin, and tensor components of the nuclear force.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.182501
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.182501
PACS:
21.10.–k, 21.45.+v, 21.60.Ka

*Electronic address: wiringa@anl.gov

Electronic address: spieper@anl.gov