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The Coriolis matrix elements responsible for mixing of the $1^+ K=1$ and $1^+ K=0$ states are calculated in the framework of the Quasiparticle Phonon Model for several Gd and Dy isotopes. In many considered cases these matrix elements are equal to several tens of keV and are comparable with energy distances between the mixed levels. The results obtained indicates that Gd isotopes could be more suitable for finding deviations from Alaga rules in M1 transitions from $1^+$ state to the states of the ground band., Comment: 8 pages

As the result of synthesis of nuclei with large proton numbers a new region of investigations of the structure of nuclei has been discovered. Due to the recent significant increase in the yield of superheavy nuclei their gamma-spectroscopic studies became possible. The purpose of paper is to predict the excitation energies of the $2^+_1$ states of nuclei with Z$\ge 100$ using the microscopic variant of the Grodzins relation derived based on the geometrical collective model. The excitation energies of the $2^+_1$ states of the even-even nuclei from $^{256}$Fm to $^{296}_{120}$X which differ from each other in the number of $\alpha$-particles are predicted. It is shown that at the beginning of the chain of the studied nuclei the excitation energies of the $2^+_1$ states don't exceed 100 keV. Then $E(2^+_1)$ sharply increases with $A$ and reaches maximum value of $400-500$ keV in $^{284}$Fl or $^{292}$Og., Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures

Background: Inelastic proton scattering at energies of a few hundred MeV and very-forward angles including $0^\circ$ has been established as a tool to study electric-dipole strength distributions in nuclei. The present work reports a systematic investigation of the chain of stable even-mass Nd isotopes representing a transition from spherical to quadrupole-deformed nuclei. Purpose: Extraction of the equivalent photo-absorption cross sections and analysis of their fine structure in the energy region of the IsoVector Giant Dipole Resonance (IVGDR). Method: Proton inelastic scattering reactions of 200 MeV protons were measured at iThemba LABS in Cape Town, South Africa. The scattering products were momentum-analysed by the K600 magnetic spectrometer positioned at $\theta_{\mathrm{Lab}}=0^\circ$. Using dispersion-matching techniques, energy resolutions of $\Delta E \approx 40 - 50$ keV were obtained. After subtraction of background and contributions from other multipoles, the spectra were converted to photo-absorption cross sections using the equivalent virtual-photon method. Results: Wavelet-analysis techniques are used to extract characteristic energy scales of the fine structure of the IVGDR from the experimental data. Comparisons with the Quasiparticle-Phonon Model (QPM) and Skyrme Separable Random Phase Approximation (SSRPA) predictions provide insight into the role of different giant resonance damping mechanisms. Conclusions: Fine structure is observed even for the most deformed nuclei studied. Fragmentation of the one particle-one hole ($1p1h$) strength seems to be the main source of fine structure in both spherical and deformed nuclei. Some impact of the spreading due to coupling of the two particle-two hole ($2p2h$) states to the $1p1h$ doorway states is seen in the spherical/transitional nuclei, where calculations beyond the $1p1h$ level are available., Comment: 17 pages, 17 figures; Minor changes made such as those clarifying the descriptions of the analysis procedure, but the results are unchanged. The current version was accepted for publication by PRC on 7 December 2020

The fine structure of the scissors mode is investigated within the Time Dependent Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (TDHFB) approach. The solution of TDHFB equations by the Wigner Function Moments (WFM) method predicts a splitting of the scissors mode into three intermingled branches. Together with the conventional scissors mode two new modes arise due to spin degrees of freedom. They generate significant $M1$ strength below the conventional energy range. The results of calculations of scissors resonances in Rare Earths and Actinides by WFM and QPNM methods are compared with experimental data. A remarkable coherence of both methods together with experimental data is observed., Comment: 24 pages, 11 figures

The excitation spectra in the deformed nucleus 230Th were studied by means of the (p,t) reaction, using the Q3D spectrograph facility at the Munich Tandem accelerator. The angular distributions of tritons are measured for about 200 excitations seen in the triton spectra up to 3.3 MeV. Firm 0+ assignments are made for 16 excited states by comparison of experimental angular distributions with the calculated ones using the CHUCK code. Additional assignments are possible: relatively firm for 4 states and tentative also for 4 states. Assignments up to spin $6^+$ are made for other states. Sequences of the states are selected which can be treated as rotational bands and as multiplets of excitations. Experimental data are compared with interacting boson model IBM) and quasiparticle-phonon model (QPM) calculations., Comment: 35 pages in PDF, 14 figures in text and 8 figures in appendix Extended version of the paper published in Phys.Rev

A neutron number dependence of the E1 0+ --> 1- reduced transition probability in spherical even--even nuclei is analysed within the Q--phonon approach in the fermionic space to describe the structure of collective states. Microscopic calculations of the E1 0+ --> 1- transition matrix elements are carried out for the Xe isotopes based on the RPA for the ground state wave function. A satisfactory description of the experimental data is obtained., Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures

The properties of 1^-_1 two-phonon states and the characteristics of E1 transition probabilities between low-lying collective states in spherical nuclei are analysed within the Q-phonon approach to the description of collective states. Several relations between observables are obtained. Microscopic calculations of the E1 0^+_1 -> 1^-_1 transition matrix elements are performed on the basis of the RPA. A satisfactory description of the experimental data is obtained., Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures, 9 tables