Analysis of clustering fragments of $^7$Li and $^7$Be in the microscopic cluster model

TL;DR

This study investigates the nuclear structures of $^7$Li and $^7$Be using a microscopic cluster model, revealing dominant $ ext{alpha}+ ext{triton}$ and $ ext{core}+N$ structures in different states, with results aligning with experimental data.

Contribution

It applies a microscopic cluster model to analyze the structure and cluster formations of $^7$Li and $^7$Be, providing detailed insights into their energy spectra and cluster probabilities.

Findings

Dominant $ ext{alpha}+ ext{triton}$ structure in low-lying states.

Enhanced $ ext{core}+N$ components near single-particle thresholds.

Calculated spectra agree with experimental observations.

Abstract

The nuclear structures of $^7$Li($\alpha+n+n+p$) and $^7$Be($\alpha+p+p+n$) are studied within the microscopic cluster model, in which the clustering fragments e.g., triton, $^3$He, and even the single nucleons around the core are studied in the $^7$Li and $^7$Be systems. We obtain the energy spectra and wave functions of $^7$Li and $^7$Be, and the calculated energy spectra of the ground states and some of the excited states are consistent with experimental data. To investigate the cluster-formation probabilities, we calculate the reduced-width amplitudes of various binary partitions. The results show that the $\alpha+t(^3\mathrm{He})$ cluster structure is dominant in the low-lying states of $^7$Li($^7$Be), including the ground state and the three lowest excited states. In some higher states around the single-particle thresholds, the components of $\mathrm{core}+N$ structures, namely $^6\mathrm{Li}+n$ and $^6\mathrm{He}+p$ in $^7$Li and $^6\mathrm{Li}+p$ in $^7$Be, are significantly enhanced.