Recent Progress in Gamow Shell Model Calculations of Drip Line Nuclei

The Gamow shell model (GSM) is a powerful method for the description of the exotic properties of drip line nuclei. Internucleon correlations are included via a configuration interaction framework. Continuum coupling is directly included at basis level by using the Berggren basis, in which, bound, resonance, and continuum single-particle states are treated on an equal footing in the complex momentum plane. Two different types of Gamow shell models have been developed: its first embodiment is that of the GSM defined with phenomenological nuclear interactions, whereas the GSM using realistic nuclear interactions, called the realistic Gamow shell model, was introduced later. The present review focuses on the recent applications of the GSM to drip line nuclei.

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The Gamow shell model (GSM) is a powerful method for studying exotic properties of drip line nuclei by including internucleon correlations and continuum coupling. Two types of GSM have been developed: one with phenomenological nuclear interactions and the other with realistic nuclear interactions. This review focuses on recent applications of GSM to drip line nuclei.