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Evidence for the tetrahedral nature of /sup 16/O

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
Evidence is given to show that /sup 16/O behaves like a tetrahedral rotor with a level sequence 0/sup +/, 3/sup -/, 4/sup +/, 6/sup +/, 7/sup -/, 8/sup +/, ... . The charge form factors for excited states can be predicted from the ground-state form factor and excellent agreement with experiment is obtained for the 3/sup -/ and 4/sup +/ states at 6.13 and 10.35 MeV, respectively. The elastic-scattering data are fitted using deformed rather than spherical ..cap alpha.. clusters.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306
OSTI ID:
6329113
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 42:14; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English