Clusters in Light Nuclei
Abstract
A great deal of research work has been undertaken in the alpha-clustering study since the pioneering discovery, half a century ago, of 12C+12C molecular resonances. Our knowledge of the field of the physics of nuclear molecules has increased considerably and nuclear clustering remains one of the most fruitful domains of nuclear physics, facing some of the greatest challenges and opportunities in the years ahead. In this work, the occurence of "exotic" shapes in light N=Z alpha-like nuclei is investigated. Various approaches of superdeformed and hyperdeformed bands associated with quasimolecular resonant structures are presented. Results on clustering aspects are also discussed for light neutron-rich Oxygen isotopes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1011.3423,
title = {Clusters in Light Nuclei},
author = {C. Beck and P. Papka and A. Sanchez i Zafra and S. Thummerer and F. Azaiez and P. Bednarczyk and S. Courtin and D. Curien and O. Dorvaux and A. Goasduff and D. Lebhertz and A. Nourreddine and M. Rousseau and M. -D. Salsac and W. von Oertzen and B. Gebauer and C. Wheldon and Tz. Kokalova and G. Efimov and V. Zherebchevsky and Ch. Schulz and H. G. Bohlen and D. Kamanin and G. de Angelis and A. Gadea and S. Lenzi and D. R. Napoli and S. Szilner and M. Milin and W. N. Catford and D. G. Jenkins and G. Royer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.3423},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
12 pages, 5 figures. Invited Talk presented by C. Beck at the Zakopane Conference on Nuclear Physics "Extremes of the Nuclear Landscape" XLV in the series of Zakopane Schools of Physics - International Symposium - Zakopane, Poland, August 30 - September 5, 2010.To be publihed in Acta Physica Polonica B42 no 3, March 2011