Searching for 4$\alpha$ linear-chain structure in excited states of $^{16}$O with a covariant density functional theory
Abstract
A study of 4$\alpha$ linear-chain structure in high-lying collective excitation states of $^{16}$O with a covariant density functional theory is presented. The low-spin states are obtained by configuration mixing of particle-number and angular-momentum projected quadrupole deformed mean-field states with generator coordinate method. The high-spin states are determined by cranking calculations. These two calculations are based on the same energy density functional PC-PK1. We have found a rotational band at low-spin with the dominated intrinsic configuration considered to be the one that 4$\alpha$ clusters stay along a common axis. The strongly deformed rod shape also appears in the high-spin region with the angular momentum $13-18\hbar$; however whether the state is pure $4\alpha$ linear chain or not is less obvious than that in the low-spin states.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- March 2014
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1403.7940
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1403.7940
- Bibcode:
- 2014arXiv1403.7940Y
- Keywords:
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- Nuclear Theory;
- Nuclear Experiment
- E-Print:
- 10 pages with 11 figures and 3 tables