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We study symmetric and asymmetric cumulants as well as rapidity-even dipolar flow in ${}^{16}$O+${}^{16}$O collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200$~GeV to explore $\alpha$-clustering phenomena in light nuclei within the viscous relativistic…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-10 Kaiser Shafi , Sandeep Chatterjee

The possibility of the $^8$He and $^{9}$Li clusters in atomic nuclei is discussed. Until now most of the clusters in the conventional models have been limited to the closures of the three-dimensional harmonic oscillators, such as $^4$He,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-09-02 Naoyuki Itagaki , Tokuro Fukui , Junki Tanaka , Yuma Kikuchi

This article comprises three sections. Section 2 starts with a review of ab initio no-core shell model calculations by Monte Carlo Shell Model. Alpha clustering arises for 8,10,12Be and 12C with Daejeon16 and JISP16 interactions, even in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-09 Takaharu Otsuka , Alexander Volya , Naoyuki Itagaki

Long-range multi-particle correlations in heavy-ion collisions have shown conclusive evidence of the hydrodynamic behavior of strongly interacting matter and are associated with the final-state azimuthal momentum anisotropy. In small…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-06-17 Aswathy Menon K R , Suraj Prasad , Neelkamal Mallick , Raghunath Sahoo

We review recent studies of the cluster structure of light nuclei within the framework of the algebraic cluster model (ACM) for nuclei composed of k alpha-particles and within the framework of the cluster shell model (CSM) for nuclei…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-11-04 R. Bijker , F. Iachello

High-energy nuclear collisions have opened a new experimental method to reveal collective behavior in nuclear ground states through the lens of many-body correlations of nucleons. Using ab initio lattice and variational calculations of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-12-23 Jean-Paul Blaizot , Giuliano Giacalone , Alessandro Lovato

The composition of hot and dense nuclear matter is calculated including the $1p$-shell nuclei $4 \le A \le 16$. In-medium shifts, in particular Pauli blocking, are determined by the intrinsic wave function of the nuclei. Results are given…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-07-01 Gerd Röpke

The nuclear equation of state is explored with the constrained HFB approach for self conjugate nuclei. It is found that beyond a certain low, more or less universal density, those nuclei spontaneously cluster into A/4 alpha particles with A…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-17 Michel Girod , Peter Schuck

The fundamental question is how the hyperon plays a role in the nuclear structure. It is of particular importance, especially in the light mass region, to verify the structure change when $\Lambda$ particle(s) is added to normal nuclei. The…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-03-01 Naoyuki Itagaki , Emiko Hiyama

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…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2017-11-08 C. Beck

The alpha cluster states of 16C are investigated by using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics. It is shown that two different types of alpha cluster states exist: triangular and linear-chain states. The former has an approximate…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-23 T. Baba , Y. Chiba , M. Kimura

We explore Glauber Monte Carlo predictions for the planned ultra-relativistic ${}^{16}{\rm O}$+${}^{16}{\rm O}$ and p+${}^{16}{\rm O}$ collisions, as well as for collisions of ${}^{16}{\rm O}$ on heavy targets. In particular, we present…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-01-01 Maciej Rybczyński , Wojciech Broniowski

Alpha clustering is an important dynamic in nuclear physics, with growing interest to its study in heavy nuclei in recent years. Theoretically, the microscopic cluster models taking nucleons as relevant degrees of freedom have been widely…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-02-20 Zhen Wang , Dong Bai , Zhongzhou Ren

Since the pioneering discovery, half a century ago, of 12C+12C molecular resonances, a great deal of research work has been undertaken in theSince the pioneering discovery, half a century ago, of 12C+12C molecular resonances, a great deal…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 C. Beck

$\alpha$-clustering structure is a significant topic in light nuclei. A Bayesian convolutional neural network (BCNN) is applied to classify initial non-clustered and clustered configurations, namely Woods-Saxon distribution and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-10-13 Junjie He , Wan-Bing He , Yu-Gang Ma , Song Zhang

The existence of a rotational band with the $\alpha$+$^{12}$C($0_2^+$) cluster structure, in which three $\alpha$ particles in $^{12}$C($0_2^+$) are locally condensed, is demonstrated near the four-$\alpha$ threshold of $^{16}$O in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-03-18 S. Ohkubo , Y. Hirabayashi

Background: Clustering phenomena in $N \neq Z$ nuclei provide an opportunity to understand the interplay between cluster and nucleon degrees of freedom. Purpose:To study resonances in the $^{18}$O spectrum, populated in $^{14}$C+$\alpha$…

We present ab initio lattice calculations of the low-energy even-parity states of $^{16}$O using chiral nuclear effective field theory. We find good agreement with the empirical energy spectrum, and with the electromagnetic properties and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-03-14 Evgeny Epelbaum , Hermann Krebs , Timo A. Lähde , Dean Lee , Ulf-G. Meißner , Gautam Rupak

A new $\alpha$-cluster wave function is proposed which is of the $\alpha$-particle condensate type. Applications to $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O show that states of low density close to the 3 resp. 4 $\alpha$-particle threshold in both nuclei are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-05-05 A. Tohsaki , H. Horiuchi , P. Schuck , G. Röpke

In the present work, O$-$O collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 7 TeV and p$-$O collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 9.9 TeV are studied using PYTHIA8/Angantyr model for heavy-ion collisions. The theoretically predicted $\alpha$-cluster structure of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-01-05 Deependra Sharma , Arpit Singh , Md. Samsul Islam , Basanta Nandi , Sadhana Dash