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How to determine the shape of nuclear molecules with polarized gamma-rays
by Lorenzo Fortunato
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| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Lorenzo Fortunato |
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| Preprint Link: | https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.04498v2 (pdf) |
| Date accepted: | Nov. 22, 2019 |
| Date submitted: | Nov. 18, 2019, 1 a.m. |
| Submitted by: | Lorenzo Fortunato |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Proceedings |
| Proceedings issue: | 24th European Few Body Conference (EFB2019) |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Theoretical |
Abstract
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).
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Published as SciPost Phys. Proc. 3, 035 (2020)