Evidence for an alpha cluster condensed state in 16O(alpha,alpha') at 400 MeV

Details Evidence for an alpha cluster condensed state in 16O(alpha,alpha') at 400 MeV Evidence for an alpha cluster condensed state in 16O(alpha,alpha') at 400 MeV

2006-11-13

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0611021v1

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

12 pages, 5 fugures, submitted to Phys. Lett. B

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physletb.2007.08.016

Inelastic $\alpha$ scattering on 16O is studied at 400 MeV by using an ice target. Near the 4-alpha breakup threshold of 14.4 MeV, a broad peak is observed at an excitation energy of 13.6+/-0.2 MeV with a width of 0.6+/-0.2 MeV. The spin-parity is estimated to be 0+ from the momentum-transfer dependence. The observed width is significantly larger than those of the neighboring 0+ states indicating a state with a well-developed alpha cluster structure. The magnitude of the cross section is sensitive to the density distribution of the constituent alpha clusters. The observed cross section is consistent with the theoretical prediction for the alpha cluster condensed state characterized by its dilute density distribution with a large root-mean-square radius of about 4.3 fm.

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