[Submitted on 25 May 2023]
Dineutron-dineutron correlation in He
Y. Yamaguchi · W. Horiuchi · T. Ichikawa · N. Itagaki
Background: The four-neutron correlation has been attracting much attention for decades. In addition to the study on the tetra-neutron system, it is worthwhile to investigate the correlation in bound systems. Purpose: The He nucleus is a system where four neutrons are weakly bound around the He core. The dineutron () correlation has been long discussed in various weakly-bound neutron-rich nuclei such as He and Li, whereas the He nucleus gives us an opportunity to investigate the - type four-neutron correlation. Methods: We introduce a microscopic model and describe the ground-state structure of He. The mixing of the two- component in the ground state is examined. The ground-state wave function is verified by investigating various observables including high-energy scattering cross sections. Results: Our model reasonably reproduces the available experimental data, the binding energy, charge radius, total reaction cross section, and proton-nucleus elastic scattering cross section data. We find that the significant mixing of the two- cluster configurations around He in the ground state of He: The ground state has a squared overlap of about 45% with a -He- configuration with the He- distance of 3 fm and opening angle of 80. Conclusion: The ground state of He contains a certain amount of the two- cluster component, indicating the strong nuclear deformation, which was experimentally observed recently.
- Comments:
- 8 pages, 6 figures
- Subjects:
- Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
- arXiv:
- 2305.15624 [pdf]