Rotation and shape changes in 151Tb and 196Pb : probes of nuclear structure and tunneling process in warm nuclei. II. Microscopic Monte Carlo simulation

A Monte Carlo simulation of the γ decay of superdeformed nuclei has been developed. It is based on microscopic calculations for the energy levels, E2 decay probabilities, collective mass parameters, and potential energy barriers. The use of microscopically calculated quantities largely reduces the parameters of the simulation, allowing one to focus on the basic ingredients of the physical processes. Calculations are performed for the warm rotating superdeformed nuclei 151Tb and 196Pb, for which high statistics Euroball IV data are available. The dependence on the simulation parameters is investigated, together with the basic features of the microscopic calculations.