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$\alpha+{}^2n+{}^2n$ 3-body cluster structures and dineutron breaking in ${}^8 \mathrm{He}$

Nuclear Theory 2025-05-30 v2

Abstract

The 02+0_2^+ state of 8He{}^8\mathrm{He} has been discovered by a recent experiment, which suggested a developed cluster structure of spatially correlated neutron pairs, called "dineutrons" (2n{}^2n). We aim to investigate the structure of 8He(01+){}^8\mathrm{He}(0^+_1) and 8He(02+){}^8\mathrm{He}(0^+_2) to clarify the monopole excitation mode in 8He{}^8\mathrm{He} system while focusing on the α+2n+2n\alpha+{}^2n+{}^2n cluster structures and the breaking of 2n{}^2n clusters. We apply a microscopic cluster model with the generator coordinate method for the α+2n+2n\alpha+{}^2n+{}^2n cluster and 6He+2n{}^6\mathrm{He}+{}^2n cluster dynamics. The p3/2p_{3/2}-closure component, which is induced by the spin-orbit force, is also incorporated. The present calculation reasonably reproduces the experimental data of the properties of 8He{}^8\mathrm{He}, such as 2n2n and 4n4n separation energies, energy spectra, and radii. The spatially developed cluster structure of the 02+0_2^+ state is obtained. The 01+0_1^+ and 02+0_2^+ states have dominant components of α+2n+2n\alpha+{}^2n+{}^2n 3-body cluster, but contain significant 2n{}^2n breaking components which contribute to the energy gain and size shrinking of the 8He{}^8\mathrm{He} system. The monopole excitation in 8He{}^8\mathrm{He} is regarded as a radial excitation, which is similar to that in 12C{}^{12}\mathrm{C}. The α+2n+2n\alpha+{}^2n+{}^2n cluster structures play a dominant role in 8He(01,2+){}^8\mathrm{He}(0_{1,2}^+), and the mixing of the dineutron breaking contributes to significant structural effects.

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@article{arxiv.2505.16235,
  title  = {$\alpha+{}^2n+{}^2n$ 3-body cluster structures and dineutron breaking in ${}^8 \mathrm{He}$},
  author = {Kosei Nakagawa and Yoshiko Kanada-En'yo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.16235},
  year   = {2025}
}

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11 pages, 5 figures, 6 tables