The structure of 16 O; A review of the theory
- 1 November 1971
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Advances in Physics
- Vol. 20 (88), 661-719
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00018737100101321
Abstract
The nucleus 16 8O8 is the prototype for a large number of developments in nuclear structure theory. It is a doubly magic N=Z nucleus, light enough that an isotopic spin formalism should be a valid approximation. The Brueckner-Hartree-Fock procedure in a spherical basis should be capable of describing the gross properties of the ground state. The excited states of negative parity exhibit the characteristic low-lying ‘octupole vibrational state’ and there is a much studied ‘giant dipole region’ which should be amenable to the analysis of the ‘random phase approximation’. The first excited state is the ‘mysterious second zero’ par excellence and a great deal of work on describing it via the method of ‘deformed state admixtures’ has been carried out. The first excited state and a number of other excited states appear to support spectra reminiscent of rotational bands and the collective character of these states has been extensively studied in both the Bloch-Horowitz and α-cluster model schemes.Keywords
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