Interpretation of the spectroscopy of²⁴Mg; a comparison of the shell model and the Nilsson-Strutinsky model

Abstract

The experimental energy level spectrum of 24Mg is compared with potential energy surfaces calculated from the Nilsson-Strutinsky cranking formalism. Positive-parity states are also compared with the Glasgow school sd shell-model calculations. Emphasis is placed on the high spin and energy states. The subshell occupancies are used in the investigation of similarities and differences of the two complementary models. Predictions about high spin states are presented and useful experiments suggested.