Microscopic quasifission dynamics of the 54Cr+243Am{}^{54}\text{Cr}+{}^{243}\text{Am} reaction

Using fully microscopic time-dependent Hartree-Fock simulations, this study reveals that the quasifission dynamics in the 54Cr+243Am^{54}\text{Cr}+^{243}\text{Am} reaction are governed by a complex interplay between collision geometry and incident energy, where specific energy windows can suppress shell effects to potentially enhance the fusion probability for synthesizing superheavy element 119.

Liang Li, Lu Guo2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Correlation between nuclear isospin asymmetry and αα-particle preformation probability for superheavy nuclei from a Bayesian inference

This study employs a Bayesian inference framework combined with Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling to develop a phenomenological model that reveals a significant suppressing effect of nuclear isospin asymmetry on α\alpha-particle preformation probability in superheavy nuclei, thereby providing a high-precision theoretical tool for predicting α\alpha decay half-lives and guiding future experimental exploration.

Xiao-Yan Zhu, Hao Zhang, Wei Gao + 3 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Bayesian neural network with autoencoder for model-based description of αα-particle preformation factor

This study introduces a hybrid Bayesian neural network with an autoencoder framework integrated with the cosh potential to significantly improve the prediction accuracy and uncertainty quantification of the α\alpha-particle preformation factor, successfully revealing nuclear shell effects and validating the stability of the predicted superheavy island near N=184N=184.

Xiao-Yan Zhu, Heng-Jian Si-Tu, Hao Zhang + 3 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Prolate-oblate shape competition and impact on charge radii in Bk isotopes

Using the deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory, this study reveals that in well-deformed odd-AA Bk isotopes, oblate shapes yield larger charge radii than prolate ones due to a central proton density depression caused by the non-occupation of the $3s_{1/2}$ orbital, thereby establishing a microscopic link between nuclear shape, single-particle occupancy, and nuclear size.

Ting-Ting Sun, Qi Zhang, Peng Wang + 2 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Shape phase transition, coexistence and mixing in the 98106^{98-106}Ru isotopes

This study investigates the deformation properties of the 98106^{98-106}Ru isotopes using Covariant Density Functional Theory and a phenomenological Bohr-Mottelson Hamiltonian, revealing a shape phase transition, evidence of shape coexistence and mixing among various configurations, and explaining γ\gamma-band staggering through these mixing effects.

R. Budaca, P. Buganu, F. El Ouardi + 1 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Kinetic Freeze-Out Conditions and Net Baryon Density in Au+Au Collisions at sNN=7.7\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 7.7--$39$ GeV within a Collective Flow Fireball Model

This study utilizes a covariant statistical fireball model to analyze Au+Au collisions at RHIC energies, revealing that longitudinal flow induces a kinematic degeneracy that artificially elevates kinetic freeze-out temperatures above the QCD crossover limit, thereby suggesting large longitudinal velocities are physically disfavored, while simultaneously identifying a net baryon density maximum below 11.5 GeV enhanced by dynamical flow.

Sk Noor Alam, Victor Roy2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Microscopic investigation of γ γ~ vibrational band structures in odd-mass nuclei

This study employs the triaxial projected shell model to systematically investigate high-spin band structures in odd-mass 103109^{103-109}Nb and 103109^{103-109}Tc nuclei, successfully identifying an unresolved fourth band in 103,105^{103,105}Nb as a second γ\gamma band arising from a K=K02K=K_0-2 configuration and predicting its properties across the isotopic chain.

Uzma Jahangir, S. P. Rouoof, S. Jehangir + 3 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

14^{14}N(p,γ)15γ)^{15}O SS factor and the puzzling solar composition problem

This study employs the Gamow shell model in the coupled-channel representation to analyze the 14^{14}N(p,γ\gamma)15^{15}O reaction, finding that while the theoretical model agrees well with experimental data, the resulting derived carbon and nitrogen abundances remain significantly lower than the values indicated by recent solar neutrino observations.

G. X. Dong, X. B. Wang, N. Michel + 1 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Ab initio mapping of the boundary of the N=20N=20 island of inversion

Using an ab initio approach combining the multi-reference in-medium similarity renormalization group and the quantum-number projected generator coordinate method with chiral two- plus three-nucleon interactions, this study systematically reproduces the low-lying properties of neutron-rich nuclei around N=20N=20 and delineates the specific boundaries of the N=20N=20 island of inversion.

E. F. Zhou, C. R. Ding, Q. Y. Luo + 2 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-ex

Probing the Three-dimension Emission Source and Neutron Skin via ππ-ππ Correlations in Heavy-Ion Collisions

This paper demonstrates that the Richardson-Lucy algorithm effectively reconstructs three-dimensional pion emission sources from heavy-ion collision data, revealing their sensitivity to the initial neutron skin thickness and establishing the method as a viable tool for probing neutron density distributions in heavy nuclei.

Haojie Zhang, Junhuai Xu, Pengcheng Li + 6 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-ex

Shear Viscosity and Electrical Conductivity of Rotating Nuclear Medium in Hadron Resonance Gas and Nambu-Jona Lasinio Models

This paper investigates how rotation influences the anisotropic shear viscosity and electrical conductivity of strongly interacting matter by employing kinetic theory within Hadron Resonance Gas and Nambu-Jona-Lasinio models, revealing that rotation suppresses chiral condensates, generates a sizable Hall-like conductivity, and reduces transport coefficients relative to isotropic cases.

Ashutosh Dwibedi, Dani Rose J Marattukalam, Nandita Padhan + 6 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-th

Experimental Study of Bremsstrahlung Gamma Ray Emission and Short-Range Correlations in 124^{124}Sn+124^{124}Sn Collisions at 25 MeV/u

This study presents a precision measurement of bremsstrahlung gamma rays in 124^{124}Sn+124^{124}Sn collisions at 25 MeV/u using the CSHINE spectrometer, establishing a robust experimental framework to extract a high momentum tail fraction of (20±3)%(20 \pm 3)\% and demonstrating the feasibility of probing short-range correlations in low-energy heavy-ion reactions.

Junhuai Xu, Qinglin Niu, Yuhao Qin + 33 more2026-03-10⚛️ nucl-ex