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Hoyle-analog state in ${}^{13}$N

Nuclear Theory 2025-01-31 v1

Abstract

We investigate the cluster structure of 13N\rm {}^{13}N using a microscopic α+α+α+p\alpha+\alpha+\alpha+p four-body cluster model. The calculated spectra agree well with the observed spectra in the low-lying states. We calculate the reduced width amplitudes and spectroscopic factors to investigate the Hoyle-analog state in 13N\rm {}^{13}N. Our calculations show that the 3/233/2_3^- state at Ex=10.8E_x=10.8 MeV is primarily constituted by 12C(02+)+p\rm {}^{12}C(0^+_2)+\mathit{p} and 9B(3/2)+α\rm {}^{9}B(3/2^-)+\alpha components. This finding is generally consistent with the newly observed 3/23/2^- state at Ex=11.3E_x=11.3 MeV via the 3α+p3\alpha + \mathit{p} decay channel. Moreover, considering the calculated root-mean-square radius and isoscalar monopole transition strengths, the 3/233/2_3^- state emerges as a candidate for the Hoyle-analog state with the 12C(02+)+p\rm {}^{12}C(0^+_2)+\mathit{p} cluster structure.

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@article{arxiv.2501.18303,
  title  = {Hoyle-analog state in ${}^{13}$N},
  author = {Ying-Yu Cao and De-Ye Tao and Bo Zhou and Yu-Gang Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.18303},
  year   = {2025}
}

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8 pages, 6 figures

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