Shape Coexistence in Odd-Z Isotopes from Fluorine to Potassium
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Deformed Relativistic Hartree–Bogoliubov Theory in Continuum
3. Results
4. Summary
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Isotopes | (MeV) | Isotopes | (MeV) | ||
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16F | −0.12, 0.20 | 0.09 | 31Cl | −0.17, 0.09 | 0.27 |
17F | −0.08, 0.10 | 0.03 | 32Cl | −0.10, 0.08 | 0.12 |
23F | −0.17, 0.19 | 0.16 | 33Cl | −0.07, 0.06 | 0.08 |
24F | −0.13, 0.13 | 0.13 | 38Cl | −0.09, 0.10 | 0.11 |
25F | −0.08, 0.09 | 0.04 | 39Cl | −0.09, 0.12 | 0.05 |
26F | −0.12, 0.13 | 0.02 | 44Cl | −0.22, 0.27 | 0.17 |
27F | −0.08, 0.10 | 0.02 | 50Cl | −0.25, 0.06 | 0.23 |
28F | −0.09, 0.09 | 0.02 | 51Cl | −0.21, 0.10 | 0.21 |
25Na | −0.26, 0.31 | 0.12 | 55Cl | −0.10, 0.08 | 0.27 |
30Na | −0.08, 0.10 | 0.10 | 56Cl | −0.06, 0.06 | 0.06 |
27Al | −0.27, 0.18 | 0.18 | 33K | −0.09, 0.06 | 0.12 |
28Al | −0.19, 0.16 | 0.21 | 34K | −0.06, 0.05 | 0.07 |
31Al | −0.16, 0.16 | 0.27 | 35K | −0.05, 0.05 | 0.04 |
32Al | −0.11, 0.11 | 0.25 | 37K | −0.08, 0.04 | 0.21 |
33Al | −0.04, 0.06 | 0.12 | 38K | −0.07, 0.05 | 0.23 |
41Al | −0.36, 0.34 | 0.24 | 40K | −0.07, 0.06 | 0.23 |
45Al | −0.26, 0.19 | 0.29 | 41K | −0.06, 0.04 | 0.09 |
28P | −0.20, 0.16 | 0.20 | 42K | −0.08, 0.07 | 0.18 |
32P | −0.10, 0.08 | 0.15 | 43K | −0.10, 0.06 | 0.28 |
34P | −0.06, 0.05 | 0.08 | 50K | −0.10, 0.07 | 0.20 |
36P | −0.07, 0.10 | 0.02 | 51K | −0.08, 0.04 | 0.10 |
47P | −0.25, 0.13 | 0.13 | 52K | −0.05, 0.03 | 0.03 |
50P | −0.05, 0.08 | 0.07 | 53K | −0.07, 0.03 | 0.20 |
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Mun M-H, Papakonstantinou P, Kim Y. Shape Coexistence in Odd-Z Isotopes from Fluorine to Potassium. Particles. 2025; 8(1):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/particles8010032
Chicago/Turabian StyleMun, Myeong-Hwan, Panagiota Papakonstantinou, and Youngman Kim. 2025. "Shape Coexistence in Odd-Z Isotopes from Fluorine to Potassium" Particles 8, no. 1: 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/particles8010032
APA StyleMun, M.-H., Papakonstantinou, P., & Kim, Y. (2025). Shape Coexistence in Odd-Z Isotopes from Fluorine to Potassium. Particles, 8(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/particles8010032