Quadrupole strength in isobaric triplets

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Abstract
The dependence of the E 2 matrix elements on isospin projection T z is linked to the conservation of the isospin symmetry. To study this conjecture, we calculated the B ( E 2 : 2 + → 0 + ) rates for the even-even T = 1 mirror nuclei with 42 ≤ A ≤ 98 within nuclear density functional theory, employing the generalized Bohr Hamiltonian, and carrying out angular momentum projection. We demonstrated that collective effects are crucial for describing experimental data near the N = Z line without invoking explicit beyond-Coulomb isospin symmetry-breaking corrections. We also determined the B ( E 2 ↓ ) values for odd-odd T z = 0 nuclei Br 70 and Y 78 in doubly blocked configurations. We discussed the requirements for accurately describing isobaric analog states and emphasized how current theoretical results should be interpreted within the study of isospin symmetry across isospin triplets.
Funding Information
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/P003885/1, ST/V001035/1, ST/W50791X/1)
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DE-SC0013365, DE-SC0021176)
  • Office of Science
  • Nuclear Physics

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