Abstract
Spin- and parity-dependent nuclear level densities (NLDs) are obtained for a configuration interaction shell model using a numerically efficient spectral distribution method. The calculations are performed for 24Na and 25,26,27Mg nuclei using full sd-pf model space that incorporates the cross-shell excitations from the sd to the pf-shell. The obtained NLDs are then employed to determine the s-wave neutron resonance spacing (D0), which is one of the crucial inputs for the predictions of astrophysical reaction rates. Although the considered nuclei are not neutron-rich, the contributions from cross-shell excitations to the pf-shell are indispensable for explaining the experimental data for D0, which otherwise are significantly overestimated.
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