Inversion doublets of reflection-asymmetric clustering in 28Si and their isoscalar monopole and dipole transitions

TL;DR

This study theoretically identifies negative-parity cluster bands in $^{28}$Si, forming inversion doublets with positive-parity bands, and highlights the enhanced isoscalar monopole and dipole transitions as probes for these cluster structures.

Contribution

The paper predicts new negative-parity cluster bands in $^{28}$Si and demonstrates their strong isoscalar monopole and dipole transition strengths, providing a method to experimentally identify these states.

Findings

Negative-parity bands with specific cluster configurations are identified.

Inversion doublets are formed with positive-parity bands.

Enhanced transition strengths suggest effective experimental probes.

Abstract

[Background] Various cluster states of astrophysical interest are expected to exist in the excited states of $^{28}{\rm Si}$. However, they have not been identified firmly, because of the experimental and theoretical difficulties. [Purpose] To establish the $^{24}$Mg+$\alpha$, $^{16}$O+$^{12}$C and $^{20}$Ne+2$\alpha$ cluster bands, we theoretically search for the negative-parity cluster bands that are paired with the positive-parity bands to constitute the inversion doublets. We also offer the isoscalar monopole and dipole transitions as a promising probe for the clustering. We numerically show that these transition strengths from the ground state to the cluster states are very enhanced. [Method] The antisymmetrized molecular dynamics with Gogny D1S effective interaction is employed to calculate the excited states of $^{28}{\rm Si}$. The isoscalar monopole and dipole transition strengths are directly evaluated from wave functions of the ground and excited states. [Results] Negative-parity bands having $^{24}$Mg+$\alpha$ and $^{16}$O+$^{12}$C cluster configurations are obtained in addition to the newly calculated $^{20}$Ne+2$\alpha$ cluster bands. All of them are paired with the corresponding positive-parity bands to constitute the inversion doublets with various cluster configurations. The calculation show that the band-head of the $^{24}$Mg+$\alpha$ and $^{20}$Ne+2$\alpha$ cluster bands are strongly excited by the isoscalar monopole and dipole transitions. [Conclusions] The present calculation suggests the existence of the inversion doublets with the $^{24}$Mg+$\alpha$, $^{16}$O+$^{12}$C and $^{20}$Ne+2$\alpha$ configurations.Because of the enhanced transition strengths, we offer the isoscalar monopole and dipole transitions as good probe for the $^{24}$Mg+$\alpha$ and $^{20}$Ne+2$\alpha$ cluster bands.