Exploring the compactness of $\alpha$ cluster in ${}^{16}$O nuclei with relativistic ${}^{16}$O+${}^{16}$O collisions

Yuanyuan Wang, Shujun Zhao, Boxing Cao +2

Probing the $\alpha$ cluster of ${}^{16}$O with the relativistic ${}^{16}$O+${}^{16}$O collisions has raised great interest in the heavy ion community. However, the effects of the $\alpha$ cluster…