Critical point symmetry for odd-odd nuclei and collective multiple chiral doublet bands

A critical point symmetry (CPS) for odd-odd nuclei is built in the core-particle coupling scheme with the even-even core assumed to follow the spherical to triaxially deformed shape phase transition. It is shown that the model Hamiltonian can be approximately solved with the solutions being expressed in terms of the Bessel functions of irrational orders. In particular, the CPS predicts that collective multiple chiral doublets may exist in transitional odd-odd systems.