Abstract
The nucleus 12C has a rather significant role in modern nuclear physics, but whose influence can be traced to the work of Hoyle in the 1950s, when it was concluded that there should be a state close to 7.68 MeV responsible for the synthesis of carbon in stellar nucleosynthesis. Although a state at 7.65 MeV was subsequently discovered, its properties have remained something of a mystery until rather recently. This paper explores our current understanding of the structure of 12C, in particular the nature of the Hoyle state.
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The author would like to thank his collaborators, particularly colleagues at Birmingham and iThemba Laboratories whose contributions have been crucial in developing the present understanding of the structure of 12C.
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FREER, M. The structure of 12C. Pramana - J Phys 83, 643–650 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-014-0859-6
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