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Stability of the linear chain structure for 12C in covariant density functional theory on a 3D lattice

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The stability of the linear chain structure of three α clusters for 12C against the bending and fission is investigated in the cranking covariant density functional theory, in which the equation of motion is solved on a 3D lattice with the inverse Hamiltonian and the Fourier spectral methods. Starting from a twisted three α initial configuration, it is found that the linear chain structure is stable when the rotational frequency is within the range of ~2.0-~2.5 MeV. Beyond this range, the final states are not stable against fission. By examining the density distributions and the occupation of single-particle levels, however, these fissions are found to arise from the occupation of unphysical continuum with large angular momenta. To properly remove these unphysical continuum, a damping function for the cranking term is introduced. Eventually, the stable linear chain structure could survive up to the rotational frequency ~3.5 MeV, but the fission still occurs when the rotational frequency approaches ~4.0 MeV.

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    ZhengXue Ren, ShuangQuan Zhang, PengWei Zhao & Jie Meng

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Ren, Z., Zhang, S., Zhao, P. et al. Stability of the linear chain structure for 12C in covariant density functional theory on a 3D lattice. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 62, 112062 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-019-9412-3

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