Magnetic dipole moments as a strong signature for $\alpha$-clustering in even-even self-conjugate nuclei

Abstract

We investigate the magnetic dipole moments in even-even self-conjugate nuclei from ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}$ to ${}^{44}\mathrm{Ti}$. For the latter, the measured gyromagnetic factors of excited states turn out to assume the same value of $g\approx +0.5$ within statistical errors. This peculiar feature can be interpreted on the basis of collective excitations of $\alpha$-clusters. Analogously, the behaviour of the same observable is studied for all isotopes obtained by adding one or two neutrons to the considered self-conjugate nuclei. It is found that for the $N=Z+1$ isotopes the $\alpha$-cluster structure hardly contributes to the observed negative g- factor value, corroborating molecular $\alpha$-cluster models. The addition of a further neutron, however, restores the original $\alpha$-cluster g-factors, except for the semi-magic isotopes, in which the deviations from $g\approx +0.5$ can be associated with the relevant shell closures. Secondly, we analyze the same observable in the framework of a macroscopic $\alpha$-cluster model on a finite lattice of side length $L$. We focus on the discretization effects induced in the magnetic dipole moments of the $2_1^{+}$ and the $3_1^{-}$ states of ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}$ at different values of the lattice spacing $a$.

38 pages, 7 figures, 17 tables

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