On the existence of Rydberg nuclear molecules
Abstract
Present nuclear detection techniques prevents us from determining if the analogue of a Rydberg molecule exists for the nuclear case. But nothing in nature disallows their existence. As in the atomic case, Rydberg nuclear molecules would be a laboratory for new aspects and applications of nuclear physics. We propose that Rydberg nuclear molecules, which represent the exotic, halo nuclei version, such as 11Be + 11Be, of the well known quasimolecules observed in stable nuclei such as 12C + 12C, might be common structures that could manifest their existence along the dripline. A study of possible candidates and the expected structure of such exotic clustering of two halo nuclei: the Rydberg nuclear molecules, is made on the basis of three diferent methods. It is shown that such cluster structures might be stable and unexpectedly common.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1706.01150,
title = {On the existence of Rydberg nuclear molecules},
author = {C. A. Bertulani and T. Frederico and M. S. Hussein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.01150},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
6 pages, 4 figures, revised text, accepted for publication in Physics Letters B