# Alpha Clustering from the Quartet Model

## TL;DR

This paper introduces the quartet model (QM) for alpha clustering in nuclei, modeling four valence nucleons moving over a core nucleus, and demonstrates its effectiveness through numerical results that align well with experimental data.

## Contribution

The paper presents the quartet model as a novel approach to describe alpha clustering, incorporating a transition from cluster to shell-model configurations based on radius.

## Key findings

- Accurately reproduces energy levels and electromagnetic transitions.
- Predicts alpha-cluster formation probabilities consistent with experiments.
- Provides insights into alpha clustering across different nuclei.

## Abstract

Alpha clustering in nuclei is considered with the quartet model (QM) where four valence nucleons (the quartet) move on the top of the core (daughter) nucleus. In the QM approach, it is assumed that the intrinsic wave function of the quartet is changed from the pure cluster configuration to the shell-model configuration when it crosses some critical radius and enters into the core nucleus. The QM approach could give not only the level scheme, the electromagnetic transition, the nuclear radius, but also the alpha-cluster formation probability. Numerical results are calculated for ${}^{20}$Ne, ${}^{44}$Ti, and ${}^{212}$Po, where a quartet moves on top of a double magic nucleus. Good agreement with experimental data and previous theoretical studies is obtained. The QM approach is a useful complement to the present phenomenological and microscopic models and could help deepen our understanding of alpha clustering across the nuclide chart.