TY  - JOUR
PB  - SciPost Foundation
DO  - 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.035
TI  - How to determine the shape of nuclear molecules with polarized gamma-rays
PY  - 2020/02/26
UR  - https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysProc.3.035
JF  - SciPost Physics Proceedings
JA  - SciPost Phys. Proc.
VL  - 
IS  - 3
SP  - 035
A1  - Fortunato, Lorenzo
AB  - A method has been recently proposed to establish the geometry of the alpha-cluster arrangement in $^{12}$C making use of polarized gamma-rays. The ratio of intensities of scattered radiation at 90 degrees along and perpendicular to the initial direction of the electric field vector, called depolarization ratio, is a key quantity that allows to underpin the nature of totally symmetric modes of vibrations. This allows to connect with the underlying point-group structure and therefore to the geometric shape of the nuclear molecule. This method is reviewed for $^{12}$C and extended to other configurations, such as three unequal clusters and four identical clusters (e.g. $^{16}$O).
ER  -

@Article{10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.035,
	title={{How to determine the shape of nuclear molecules with polarized gamma-rays}},
	author={Lorenzo Fortunato},
	journal={SciPost Phys. Proc.},
	pages={035},
	year={2020},
	publisher={SciPost},
	doi={10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.035},
	url={https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.035},
}