TESTS AND PREDICTIONS OF NEW EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS IN THE 0F1P SHELL

New two-body interactions were derived recently for nuclei in the lowe r part of the 0f1p shell (A = 41-49) by fitting a semi-empirical poten tial form, known as a modified surface one-boson exchange potential (M SOBEP), and also two-body matrix elements, to 61 binding energy data. The wave functions based on these interactions are now used to calcula te spectroscopic factors, B(E2) and B(M1) transition rates, and Gamow- Teller strengths in the full 0f1p model space. Comprehensive compariso ns with available experimental data are made to assess the quality of the wave functions. Good agreement between experiment and the calculat ed observables is generally found, which indicates that the new intera ctions are reliable approximations to the effective interaction in the 0f1p shell.