American Physical Society, Physical Review C, 2(79)
DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.79.024302
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We present a quantum Monte Carlo method with exact projection on parity and angular momentum that is free of a sign problem for seniority-conserving nuclear interactions. This technique allows the microscopic calculation of angular momentum and parity-projected nuclear level densities. We present results for the $^{55}\mathrm{Fe}$, $^{56}\mathrm{Fe}$, and $^{57}\mathrm{Fe}$ isotopes. Signatures of the pairing phase transition are observed in the angular momentum distribution of the nuclear level density.