Density-induced suppression of the α-particle condensate in nuclear matter and the structure of α-cluster states in nuclei
Density-induced suppression of the α-particle condensate in nuclear matter and the structure of α-cluster states in nuclei
At low densities, with decreasing temperatures, in symmetric nuclear matter \ensuremath{\alpha} particles are formed, which eventually give raise to a quantum condensate with four-nucleon \ensuremath{\alpha}-like correlations (quartetting). Starting with a model of \ensuremath{\alpha} matter, where undistorted \ensuremath{\alpha} particles interact via an effective interaction such as the Ali-Bodmer potential, the suppression …