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In this letter I present further data that show the remarkable evidence for the existence of an alpha-cluster stucture in the ground states of even-even N=Z nuclei. Such a remarkable systematic was observed 20 years ago for these nuclei at…
Microscopic determination of alpha-decay half-lives requires structure and reaction calculations. The structure part is given by the microscopic distribution of the constituent nucleons, while the relative motion of the product's decay…
We propose an improved version of Antisymmetrized Quasi-Cluster Model (AQCM) to describe a smooth transition from the $\alpha$-cluster wave function to the $jj$-coupling shell model wave function and apply it to the ground state of…
The transition from cluster structures to extremely elongated ellipsoidal shapes and nuclear molecules in light $A=12-50$ $(N \sim Z)$ nuclei has been studied within the framework of covariant density functional theory. Nodal structure of…
The extensive elastic $^{16}$O+$^{12}$C scattering data measured at low energies show consistently an oscillating enhancement of the elastic cross section at backward angles that is difficult to describe within the conventional optical…
$\alpha$-clustered structures in light nuclei could be studied through "snapshots" taken by relativistic heavy-ion collisions. A multiphase transport (AMPT) model is employed to simulate the initial structure of collision nuclei and the…
It is important to understand whether $\alpha$-clustering structures can leave traces in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. Using the modified AMPT model, we simulate three $\alpha$ + core configurations of $^{44}$Ti in…
Two variational quartet models previously employed in a treatment of pairing forces are extended to the case of a general two-body interaction. One model approximates the nuclear states as a condensate of identical quartets with angular…
Since the pioneering discovery of molecular resonances in the 12C+12C reaction more than half a century ago a great deal of research work has been undertaken in alpha clustering. Our knowledge on physics of nuclear molecules has increased…
In this review, we present a symmetry-guided strategy that utilizes exact as well as partial symmetries for enabling a deeper understanding of and advancing ab initio studies for determining the microscopic structure of atomic nuclei. These…
The fundamental description of both structural properties and reactions of light nuclei in terms of constituent protons and neutrons interacting through nucleon-nucleon and three-nucleon forces is a long-sought goal of nuclear theory. I…
Scrupulous theoretical study of 8Be nucleus states, both clustered and non-clustered, is performed over a wide range of the excitation energies. The quantities which characterize the degree of the alpha-clustering of these states:…
The cluster structures of the excited states in $^{11}$B are studied by analyzing the isoscalar monopole and quadrupole strengths in the $^{11}$B($d$,$d'$) reaction at $E_d=200$ MeV. The excitation strengths are compared with the…
The formation of alpha-clusters in nuclei close to the decay thresholds is discussed. These states can be considered to be boson-condensates, which are formed in a second order phase transition in a mixture of nucleons and alpha-particles.…
The molecular algebraic model based on three and four alpha clusters is used to describe the inelastic scattering of alpha particles populating low-lying states in $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O. Optical potentials and inelastic formfactors are…
The light weakly-bound nucleus $^7$Li is studied within a dicluster $\alpha+t$ picture. Different observables obtained within our simple model are compared with previous calculations and experiments showing good agreement. In particular we…
The low-energy structure and $\beta$ decay properties of the neutron-rich even-mass nuclei near the neutron number $N=60$ that are experimentally of much interest are investigated within the framework of the nuclear density functional…
We show for the first time that the low-spin ($J \le 4^+$) six-$\alpha$ condensate candidate states in $^{24}$Mg, recently reported by Fujikawa et al. [Phys. Lett. B 848, 138384 (2024)], are well described by the superfluid $\alpha$-cluster…
We study the alpha-decay half-lives of 84 <= Z <= 92 even-even nuclei in the semiclassical WKB approximation framework using the density-dependent cluster model and the density distribution described by various Korea-IBS-Daegu-SKKU (KIDS)…
Nuclear Lattice Effective Field Theory is a new many-body approach that is firmly rooted in the symmetries of QCD. In particular, it allows for truly ab initio calculations of nuclear structure and reactions. In this talk, I focus on the…