arXiv:2212.06258·v1·Nuclear Theory
Overview of Seniority Isomers
Bhoomika Maheshwari · Kosuke Nomura
Abstract
Nuclear isomers are the metastable excited states of nuclei. The isomers can be categorized into a few classes including spin, seniority, \emph{K}, shape and fission isomers depending upon the hindrance mechanisms. In this paper, we aim to present an overview of seniority isomers, which is a category related to the seniority quantum number. The discussion is mainly based on the concepts of seniority and generalized seniority. Various aspects of seniority isomers and their whereabouts have been covered along with the situations where seniority mixing prevents the isomerism.
Comments: To appear in the Symmetry journal's Special Issue Selected Papers from Shapes and Symmetries in Nuclei: From Experiment to Theory (SSNET'22 Conference)