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Effects of $\alpha$-cluster breaking on 3$\alpha$ cluster structures in $^{12}$C

Nuclear Theory 2015-06-23 v2

Abstract

To clarify the effects of α\alpha-cluster breaking on 3α\alpha cluster structures in 12^{12}C, we investigate 12^{12}C using a hybrid model that combines the Brink-Bloch cluster model with the p3/2p_{3/2} subshell closure wave function. We have found that α\alpha-cluster breaking caused by spin-orbit force significantly changes cluster structures of excited 0+0^{+} states through orthogonality to lower states. Spatially developed cluster components of the 02+0^{+}_{2} state are reduced. The 03+0^{+}_{3} state changes from a vibration mode in the bending motion of three α\alpha clusters to a chain-like 3α\alpha structure having an open triangle configuration. As a result of these structure changes of 0+0^{+} states, the band assignment for the 22+2^{+}_{2} state is changed by the α\alpha-cluster breaking effect. Namely, in model calculations without the α\alpha-cluster breaking effect, the 02+0^{+}_{2} state is assigned to be the band-head of the 22+2^{+}_{2} state. However, when we incorporate α\alpha-cluster breaking caused by the spin-orbit force, the 03+0^{+}_{3} state is regarded as the band-head of the 22+2^{+}_{2} state.

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@article{arxiv.1411.1240,
  title  = {Effects of $\alpha$-cluster breaking on 3$\alpha$ cluster structures in $^{12}$C},
  author = {Tadahiro Suhara and Yoshiko Kanada-En'yo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.1240},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pages, 7 figures