Near-Threshold Dipole Strength in Be10 with Isoscalar Character

Jan 9, 2025
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 134 (2025) 1, 012502
  • Published: Jan 9, 2025

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Abstract: (APS)
Isoscalar dipole transitions are a distinctive fingerprint of cluster structures. A 1- resonance at 7.27(10) MeV, located just below the α-emission threshold, has been observed in the deuteron inelastic scattering reactions off Be10. The deformation lengths of the excited states in Be10 below 9 MeV have been inferred from the differential cross sections using coupled channel calculations. This observed 1- resonance has isoscalar characteristics and exhausts approximately 5%–15% of the isoscalar dipole energy-weighted sum rule, providing evidence for pronounced α cluster structure in Be10. The Gamow coupled channel approach supports this interpretation and suggests the near-threshold effect might be playing an important role in this excitation energy domain. The α+α+n+n four-body calculation reproduces the observed enhanced dipole strength, implying that the four-body cluster structure is essential to describe the 1- states in Be10.