5–6 Jun 2026
Lamia, University of Thessaly, Physics Department
Europe/Athens timezone

Exploring Triaxial Features in Quadrupole Collective Bands of Even-Even Yb Isotopes

5 Jun 2026, 11:00
15m

Speaker

Polytimos Vasileiou (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH))

Description

Following a number of successful applications to the neighboring rare-earth isotopic chains, this work employs an IBM-1 Hamiltonian derived from self-consistent mean-field calculations, incorporating intrinsic triaxial deformation obtained from fermionic proxy-SU(3) irreducible representations (irreps), to investigate energy spectra and B(E2) transition strengths in the low-lying quadrupole bands of even-even $^{162-182}$Yb isotopes. For the first time, proxy-SU(3) next-highest-weight irreps are included in the calculations, resulting in substantially better agreement with available experimental data compared both to axially symmetric calculations and to triaxial calculations that include only highest-weight irreps.

Author

Polytimos Vasileiou (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH))

Co-authors

Dr Dennis Bonatsos (Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos") Prof. Theo J. Merzimekis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

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