Examination of the stability of a rod-shaped structure in ${}^{24}$Mg

Abstract

The stable existence of a six-$\alpha$ linear structure in highly excited states of ${}^{24}$Mg is studied based on a systematic Cranked Hartree-Fock calculation with various Skyrme-type interactions. Its stability is examined by allowing the transition of the cluster structure to the shell-model like structure. Especially, the six-$\alpha$ linear state is exposed to two major instabilities: the bending motion, which is the main path for the transition to low-lying states, and the spin-orbit interaction, which is the driving force to break the $\alpha$ clusters and enhance the independent motion of the nucleons. The linear structure with large angular momentum is obtained as a meta-stable stationary state.

Phys. Rev. C Rapid Communication, accepted (ver.2); the title is changed to "Examination of the stability of a rod-shaped structure in 24Mg" according to the referee's comment

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