Microscopic Study of the triple-$\alpha$ Reaction
Nuclear Theory
2014-11-20 v1
Abstract
We present a microscopic dynamical study of the reactions involving three He clusters. We show that the much discussed triple- linear chain configuration of C is formed with a certain lifetime and subsequently decays into a triangular configuration of C and then to a configuration near the ground state. Time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) theory coupled with a density constraint is used to study the properties of these configurations. We find a sequence of dynamical transitions analogous to the suggested astrophysical mechanism for the formation of C nuclei.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1003.4711,
title = {Microscopic Study of the triple-$\alpha$ Reaction},
author = {A. S. Umar and J. A. Maruhn and N. Itagaki and V. E. Oberacker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.4711},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures