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On the structure of the alpha particle

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Using very high resolution electron scattering data, we demonstrate that the ground state structure of4He has C3v point group symmetry.

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  1. P. D. Morley

    Present address: KMS Fusion, Inc., 3853 Research Park Drive, 48106-1567, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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  1. Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, USA

    P. D. Morley

  2. Department of Physics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

    S. A. Williams

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One of us (P.D.M.) would like to thank James McCarthy for extensive discussions on his4He data.

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Morley, P.D., Williams, S.A. On the structure of the alpha particle. Z. Physik A - Atomic Nuclei 331, 239–242 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01355593

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