Ab initio nuclear structure from lattice effective field theory

Journal Article · Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2014 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901756· OSTI ID:22390496

Lee, Dean ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695 (United States)

This proceedings article reviews recent results by the Nuclear Lattice EFT Collaboration on an excited state of the {sup 12}C nucleus known as the Hoyle state. The Hoyle state plays a key role in the production of carbon via the triple-alpha reaction in red giant stars. We discuss the structure of low-lying states of {sup 12}C as well as the dependence of the triple-alpha reaction on the masses of the light quarks.

• OSTI ID: 22390496
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1625, Issue 1; Conference: 36. Brazilian Workshop on Nuclear Physics, Sao Sebastiao, SP (Brazil), 1-5 Sep 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALPHA REACTIONS
CARBON
CARBON 12
D QUARKS
EXCITED STATES
FIELD THEORIES
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
REST MASS
U QUARKS