Microscopic nuclear level densities by the shell model Monte Carlo method Original Research Article

We have developed ab initio methods to calculate nuclear level densities within the shell model Monte Carlo approach. We have applied these methods to nuclei in the mass region 50 ≲ A ≲ 70, and found remarkably good agreement with experimental data. Using projection methods in the Monte Carlo approach, we have also studied the parity-and isospin-dependence of level densities.