Alpha Condensation in Nuclei (Current Topics)

Abstract

We investigate alpha cluster condensation in light 4N nuclei (4N is the number of nucleons) by a new α-cluster wave function which can describe Bose-Einstein condensation from a full microscopic framework. We conjecture a possible existence of α condensation near the Nα particle threshold energy. In other words, we can regard it as an "α gas-like state."