Density profiles near nuclear surface of ${}^{44,52}$Ti: An indication of $\alpha$ clustering

Abstract

We investigate the degree of $\alpha$ (${}^4$He nucleus) clustering in the ground-state density profiles of ${}^{44}$Ti and ${}^{52}$Ti. Two types of density distributions, shell- and cluster-model configurations, are generated fully microscopically with the antisymmetrized quasi-cluster model, which can describe both the j-j coupling shell and $\alpha$-cluster configurations in a single scheme. Despite both the models reproducing measured charge radius data, we found that the $\alpha$ clustering significantly diffuses the density profiles near the nuclear surface compared to the ideal j-j coupling shell model configuration. The effect is most significant for ${}^{44}$Ti, while it is less for ${}^{52}$Ti due to the occupation of the $0f_{7/2}$ orbits in the ${}^{48}$Ca core. This difference can be detected by measuring proton-nucleus elastic scattering or the total reaction cross section on a carbon target at intermediate energies.

arXiv comment9 pages, 7 figures

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