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Cluster formations in deformed states for $^{28}$Si and $^{32}$S

Nuclear Theory 2011-06-21 v2

Abstract

We study cluster formation in strongly deformed states for 28^{28}Si and 32^{32}S using a macroscopic-microscopic model. The study is based on calculated total-energy surfaces, which are the sums of deformation-dependent macroscopic-microscopic potential-energy surfaces and rotational-energy contributions. We analyze the angular-momentum-dependent total-energy surfaces and identify the normal- and super-deformed states in 28^{28}Si and 32^{32}S, respectively. We show that at sufficiently high angular momenta strongly deformed minima appear. The corresponding microscopic density distributions show cluster structure that closely resemble the 16^{16}O+12^{12}C and 16^{16}O+16^{16}O configurations. At still higher deformations, beyond the minima, valleys develop in the calculated surfaces. These valleys lead to mass divisions that correspond to the target-projectile configurations for which molecular resonance states have been observed. We discuss the relation between the one-body deformed minima and the two-body molecular-resonance states.

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@article{arxiv.1012.4311,
  title  = {Cluster formations in deformed states for $^{28}$Si and $^{32}$S},
  author = {Takatoshi Ichikawa and Yoshiko Kanada-En'yo and Peter Möller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.4311},
  year   = {2011}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures