Adiabatic Self-consistent Collective Coordinate Research Articles

Microscopic collective inertial masses for nuclear reaction in the presence of nucleonic effective mass

Collective inertial mass coefficients with respect to translational, relative, and rotational motions are microscopically calculated, along the collective reaction path self-consistently determined, based on the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method. The impact of the time-odd component of the mean-field potential on the inertial masses are investigated. The results are compared with those calculated with the cranking formulae. The inertial masses based on the ASCC method reproduce the exact total nuclear mass for the translational motion as well as the exact reduced masses as the asymptotic values for the relative and rotational motions. In contrast, the cranking formulae fail to do so. This is due to the fact that the (local) Galilean invariance is properly restored in the ASCC method, but violated in the cranking formulae. A model Hamiltonian for low-energy nuclear reaction is constructed with the microscopically derived potentials and inertial masses. The astrophysical S-factors are calculated, which indicates the importance of microscopic calculation of proper inertial masses.

Collective Inertial Masses in Nuclear Reactions

Towards the microscopic theoretical description for large amplitude collective dynamics, we calculate the coefficients of inertial masses for low-energy nuclear reactions. Under the scheme of energy density functional, we apply the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method, as well as the Inglis' cranking formula to calculate the inertias for the translational and the relative motions, in addition to those for the rotational motion. Taking the scattering between two $\alpha$ particles as an example, we investigate the impact of the time-odd components of the mean-field potential on the collective inertial masses. The ASCC method asymptotically reproduces the exact masses for both the relative and translational motions. On the other hand, the cranking formula fails to do so when the time-odd components exist.

Adiabatic approach to large-amplitude collective motion with the higher-order collective-coordinate operator

We propose a new set of equations to determine the collective Hamiltonian including the second-order collective-coordinate operator on the basis of the adiabatic self-consistent collective-coordinate (ASCC) theory. We illustrate, with the two-level Lipkin model, that the collective operators including the second-order one are self-consistently determined. We compare the results of the calculations with and without the second-order operator and show that, without the second-order operator, the agreement with the exact solution becomes worse as the excitation energy increases, but that, with the second-order operator included, the exact solution is well reproduced even for highly excited states. We also reconsider which equations one should adopt as the basic equations in the case where only the first-order operator is taken into account, and suggest an alternative set of fundamental equations instead of the conventional ASCC equations. Moreover, we briefly discuss the gauge symmetry of the new basic equations we propose in this paper.

Adiabatic self-consistent collective path in nuclear fusion reactions

Collective reaction paths for fusion reactions, $^{16}$O+$\alpha$ $\rightarrow$ $^{20}$Ne and $^{16}$O+$^{16}$O $\rightarrow$ $^{32}$S, are microscopically determined, on the basis of the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method. The collective path is maximally decoupled from other intrinsic degrees of freedom. The reaction paths turn out to deviate from those obtained with standard mean-field calculations with constraints on quadrupole and octupole moments. The potentials and inertial masses defined in the ASCC method are calculated along the reaction paths. The sub-barrier fusion cross sections are calculated for these systems. Inertial mass inside the Coulomb barrier may have a significant influence on the fusion cross section at the deep sub-barrier energy.

Gauge symmetry breaking in the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate method

We study gauge symmetry breaking by adiabatic approximation in the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method. In the previous study, we found that the gauge symmetry of the equation of collective submanifold is (partially) broken by its decomposition into the three moving-frame equations depending on the order of $p$. In this study, we discuss the gauge symmetry breaking by the truncation of the adiabatic expansion. A particular emphasis is placed on the symmetry under the gauge transformations which are not point transformations. We also discuss a possible version of the ASCC method including the higher-order operators which can keep the gauge symmetry.

Self-consistent collective coordinate for reaction path and inertial mass

We propose a numerical method to determine the optimal collective reaction path for the nucleus-nucleus collision, based on the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method. We use an iterative method combining the imaginary-time evolution and the finite amplitude method, for the solution of the ASCC coupled equations. It is applied to the simplest case, the $\alpha-\alpha$ scattering. We determine the collective path, the potential, and the inertial mass. The results are compared with other methods, such as the constrained Hartree-Fock method, the Inglis's cranking formula, and the adiabatic time-dependent Hartree-Fock (ATDHF) method.

Gauge symmetry in the large-amplitude collective motion of superfluid nuclei

The adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method is a practical method for the description of large-amplitude collective motion in atomic nuclei with superfluidity and an advanced version of the adiabatic time-dependent Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory. We investigate the gauge symmetry in the ASCC method on the basis of the theory of constrained systems. The gauge symmetry in the ASCC method is originated from the constraint on the particle number in the collective Hamiltonian, and it is partially broken by the adiabatic expansion. The validity of the adiabatic expansion under the general gauge transformation is also discussed.

Microscopic description of oblate-prolate shape mixing in proton-rich Se isotopes

The oblate-prolate shape coexisting/mixing phenomena in proton-rich $^{68,70,72}\mathrm{Se}$ are investigated by means of the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method. The one-dimensional collective path and the collective Hamiltonian describing the large-amplitude shape vibration are derived in a fully microscopic way. The excitation spectra, $B(E2)$ and spectroscopic quadrupole moments are calculated by requantizing the collective Hamiltonian and solving the collective Schr\odinger equation. The basic properties of the coexisting two rotational bands in low-lying states of these nuclei are well reproduced. It is found that the oblate-prolate shape mixing becomes weak as the rotational angular momentum increases. We point out that the rotational energy plays a crucial role in causing the localization of the collective wave function in the $(\ensuremath{\beta},\ensuremath{\gamma})$ deformation space.

Microscopic Derivation of Collective Hamiltonian by Means of the Adiabatic Self-Consistent Collective Coordinate Method: Shape Mixing in Low-Lying States of 68Se and 72Kr

The microscopic dynamics of oblate-prolate shape coexistence/mixing phenomena in 68 Se and 72 Kr are studied by means of the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method in conjunction with the pairing-plus-quadrupole (P+Q) Hamiltonian, including the quadrupole pairing interaction. A quantum collective Hamiltonian is constructed, and excitation spectra, spectroscopic quadrupole moments and quadrupole transition properties are evaluated. The effect of the time-odd pair field on the collective mass (inertia function) of the large-amplitude vibration and the rotational moments of inertia about three principal axes is evaluated. It is found that the basic properties of the shape coexistence/mixing are qualitatively reproduced. The results of the calculation indicate that the oblate-prolate shape mixing decreases as the angular momentum increases.

Gauge-Invariant Formulation of the Adiabatic Self-Consistent Collective Coordinate Method

The adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method is a practical microscopic theory of large-amplitude collective motion in nuclei with superfluidity. We show that its basic equations are invariant under transformations involving the gauge angle in particle-number space. By virtue of this invariance, a clean separation of the large-amplitude collective motion and the pairing rotational motion can be made, and this allows us to restore the particle-number symmetry broken by the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) approximation. We formulate the ASCC method explicitly in a gauge-invariant form. In solving the ASCC equations, it is necessary to fix the gauge. Applying this new formulation to the multi-O(4) model, we compare different gauge-fixing procedures and demonstrate that calculations using different gauges indeed yield the same results for gauge-invariant quantities, such as the collective path and quantum spectra. We propose a gauge-fixing prescription that seems most convenient in realistic calculations.

Effects of Time-Odd Components in Mean Field on Large Amplitude Collective Dynamics

We apply the adiabatic self-consistent collective coordinate (ASCC) method to the multi-O(4) model and study the collective mass (inertia function) of many-body tunneling motion. Comparing the results with those obtained from the exact diagonalization, we show that the ASCC method is capable of describing the gradual change of the excitation spectra from an anharmonic vibration about a spherical shape to a doublet pattern associated with a deformed double-well potential possessing oblate-prolate symmetry. It is found that the collective mass is significantly increased by the quadrupole-pairing contribution to time-odd components of the moving mean field. In contrast, the cranking (Inglis-Belyaev) mass based on the constrained mean field, which ignores the time-odd components, is smaller than the ASCC mass and fails to reproduce the exact spectra.