Potential absence of observed ${\pi }^2$ linear-chain structures in ${}^{14}$O via ${}^{10}$C($\alpha ,\alpha$) resonant scattering

J. Bishop, A. Hollands, Tz. Kokolova +14

Background: The preference for light nuclear systems to coagulate into $\alpha$-particle clusters has been well-studied. The possibility of a linear chain configuration of $\alpha$-particles…