We examine several ‘‘landmarks’’ for the effects of the tensor interaction on the properties of light nuclei. These were usually discussed in the context of small-space shell-model calculations. We show, using G matrices derived from a realistic nucleon-nucleon potential, that when the model space is small (e.g., 0ħω), these effects are overestimated, indicating that the tensor interaction is too strong. However, when larger spaces are used, there is a diminishing of these effects, which, in general, leads to better agreement with experiment.

• Received 24 October 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.51.1253