Ab initio predictions for $^{12}\mathrm{C}$
ORAL
Abstract
Obtaining accurate predictions of nuclear structure starting from the interaction between constituent protons and neutrons is a complex, computationally demanding problem, particularly for resonances and continuum states. The \emph{ab initio} no-core shell model with continuum (NCSMC) explicitly builds in both short-range correlations as well as long-range clustering and collective dynamics necessary for accurately describing resonances and continuum states. We present predictions of, e.g., energies, phase shifts and capture cross sections, relevant for the $p+{^{11}\mathrm{B}}\rightarrow{^{12}\mathrm{C}}$ reaction obtained using the NCSMC with interactions from chiral effective field theory as the only input.
*This work was supported by the NSERC Grant No. SAPIN-2016-00033. TRIUMF receives federal funding via a contribution agreement with the National Research Council of Canada. Computing support came from an INCITE Award on the Titan supercomputer of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) at ORNL, and from Westgrid Compute Canada.
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