Skyrmions

Journal Article · Sat Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4764225· OSTI ID:22075596

Feist, Dankrad T. J.; Lau, Chris P. H. ^[1]

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1. DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)

The Skyrme model provides a soliton description of atomic nuclei. In the past, it has been used to describe the properties of nucleons as well as the rotational spectra of some small nuclei. More recently, {alpha}-particle clustering has been observed in the Skyrme model, and it predicts interesting structures for nuclei of baryon number B divisible by four. A promising approach to find some Skyrmions with intermediate baryon numbers is to remove single nucleons from Skyrmions made from {alpha}-particles. More insight into the interactions of two {alpha}-particles has been gained recently, and it seems now possible to find vibrational spectra.

• OSTI ID: 22075596
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1491, Issue 1; Conference: Conference on nuclear structure and dynamics 2012, Opatija (Croatia), 9-13 Jul 2012; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; 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
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ALPHA PARTICLES
BARYON NUMBER
CLUSTER MODEL
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
ROTATIONAL STATES
SKYRME POTENTIAL
SOLITONS
VIBRATIONAL STATES