Contributor info: Prof. Paul Stevenson

Paul D. Stevenson, J. L. Willerton

SciPost Phys. Proc. 3, 047 (2020) · published 27 February 2020 | Toggle abstract · pdf

Time-dependent Hartree-Fock calculations have been performed for fusion reactions of He-4 + He-4 -> Be*-8, followed by He-4 + Be*-8 . Depending on the orientation of the initial state, a linear chain vibrational state or a triangular vibration is found in 12C, with transitions between these states observed. The vibrations of the linear chain state and the triangular state occur at ~9 and 4 MeV respectively.