Two-nucleon Excitation from p to sd Shell in ^12,14C

Key words: 
• nuclear shell model /
• psd model space /
• Hamiltonian YSOX

Abstract: The effect of the two-nucleon excitation from p to sd shell is discussed on 12C and 14C in the frame work of the nuclear shell model. The recently suggested shell-model Hamiltonian YSOX provides an suitable tool to investigate the 2 ~! excitation in psd region. Because the strength of the < pp|V |sdsd > interaction, which represents the interaction between the 0 and 2 ~! configurations, is considered in the construction of the Hamiltonian YSOX. The level of 12C is almost independent on the <pp|V |sdsd> interaction, but excitation energies of certain states in 14C are strongly affected by it. Further investigation shows that the percentage of 2 ~! configuration in these states is quite different from that of the ground state. The non-linear effects of the < pp|V |sdsd > interaction on the configurations and transition rates are also discussed.