Individual low-energy toroidal dipole state in ${}^{24}$Mg

Abstract

The low-energy dipole excitations in ${}^{24}$Mg are investigated within the Skyrme quasiparticle random-phase-approximation (QRPA) for axial nuclei. The calculations with the force SLy6 reveal a remarkable feature: the lowest $I^{\pi }K=1^{-}1$ excitation (E = 7.92 MeV) in ${}^{24}$Mg is a vortical toroidal state (TS) representing a specific vortex-antivortex realization of well-known spherical Hill's vortex in a strongly deformed axial confinement. This is a striking example of an {\it individual} TS which can be much easier discriminated in experiment than the toroidal dipole resonance embracing many states. The TS acquires the lowest energy due to the huge prolate axial deformation in ${}^{24}$Mg. The result persists for different Skyrme parameterizations (SLy6, SVbas, SkM*). We analyze spectroscopic properties of the TS and its relation with the cluster structure of ${}^{24}$Mg. Similar TS could exist in other highly prolate light nuclei. They could serve as promising tests for various reactions to probe a vortical (toroidal) nuclear flow.

arXiv comment6 pages, 5 figures, Supplemental Material, to be published in Phys. Rev. Lett

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