Multiple shape coexistence in the <i>N</i> = <i>Z</i> ⁸⁴Mo nucleus

The structure of the nucleus 84 Mo has been studied using the projected generator coordinate method (PGCM) with the Gogny D1S interaction. The calculations incorporate a mixing of particle-number and angular-momentum projected intrinsic wave functions, defined over triaxial quadrupole degrees of freedom. This approach yields an excellent agreement with the scarce experimental data for this nucleus and several bands based on different shapes are predicted.