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Cluster structure of 20Ne: Evidence for D(3h) symmetry

Nuclear Theory 2021-02-03 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

We study the cluster structure of 20Ne and show that the available experimental data can be well described by a bi-pyramidal structure with D(3h) symmetry. Strong evidence for the occurrence of this symmetry comes from the observation of all nine expected vibrational modes (3 singly degenerate and 3 doubly degenerate) and of six (singly degenerate) double vibrational modes. 20Ne appears to be another example of the simplicity in complexity program, in which simple spectroscopic features arise out of a complex many-body system.

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@article{arxiv.2011.01976,
  title  = {Cluster structure of 20Ne: Evidence for D(3h) symmetry},
  author = {R. Bijker and F. Iachello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.01976},
  year   = {2021}
}

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35 pages, 8 figures, 16 tables, Nuclear Physics A, in press