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Bo Zhou¹, Y Funaki, H Horiuchi

¹Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. zhoubo@rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp

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We found that alpha-16O clusters in 20Ne are nonlocalized, moving throughout the nucleus. This challenges traditional views and explains nuclear cluster states effectively.

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Area of Science:

Nuclear Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Cluster Physics

Background:

The structure of low-energy nuclear states is crucial for understanding nuclear forces.
The alpha + 16O cluster model is a key concept in nuclear structure theory.
Inversion-doublet bands in nuclei like 20Ne present unique structural challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the alpha + 16O cluster structure in the inversion-doublet bands of 20Ne.
To test the applicability of the Tohsaki-Horiuchi-Schuck-Röpke (THSR) wave function for describing nonlocalized clustering.
To re-evaluate the traditional concept of localized clusters in nuclear states.

Main Methods:

Utilized an angular-momentum-projected version of the THSR wave function.
Applied the THSR model, previously successful for the Hoyle state.
Compared THSR results with the exact solution from the alpha + 16O resonating group method.

Main Results:

The THSR wave functions accurately describe both Kπ=0(1)- and Kπ=0(1)+ bands in 20Ne.
Achieved high squared overlaps (e.g., 99.98% for 1- states) with the exact resonating group method solutions.
Demonstrated that single, nonlocalized THSR wave functions are sufficient for describing these cluster states.

Conclusions:

Nuclear clusters in low-energy states are nonlocalized and occupy the entire nuclear volume.
The Pauli blocking effect is responsible for preventing mutual overlap of these nonlocalized clusters.
This finding necessitates a paradigm shift in understanding nuclear cluster physics.