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Cluster-liquid transition in finite saturated fermionic systems

Nuclear Theory 2015-06-18 v2

Abstract

The role of saturation for cluster formation in finite systems such as atomic nuclei is analyzed by considering three length-scale ratios, and performing deformation-constrained self-consistent mean-field calculations. The effect of clusterisation in deformed light systems is related to the saturation property of the inter-nucleon interaction. The formation of clusters at low nucleon density is illustrated by expanding the radius of 16^{16}O. A phase diagram shows that the formation of clusters can be interpreted as a hybrid state between the crystal and the liquid phases. In the hybrid cluster phase the confining potential attenuates the delocalization generated by the effective nuclear interaction.

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@article{arxiv.1402.5080,
  title  = {Cluster-liquid transition in finite saturated fermionic systems},
  author = {Jean-Paul Ebran and Elias Khan and Tamara Niksic and Dario Vretenar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.5080},
  year   = {2015}
}
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