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Alpha-cluster Condensations in Nuclei and Experimental Approaches for their Studies

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The binding energies of nuclei in their ground states as a function of mass number show a peculiar systematic behavior, explained by the liquid drop model. Deviations from a smooth curve are due to shell effects, and are some times discussed to be related to the formation of α-clusters. The specific properties of the nucleon–nucleon force, namely the saturation which occurs if the spin and isospin quantum numbers are both coupled to zero, produces a very strong binding of α-particles [1]. In addition, due to the internal structure of the αs an increased (30%) central density is observed compared to the the usual central density in nuclei. The α-particle is therefore a unique cluster subsystem in nuclei.

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von Oertzen, W. (2010). Alpha-cluster Condensations in Nuclei and Experimental Approaches for their Studies. In: Beck, C. (eds) Clusters in Nuclei. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 818. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13899-7_3

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