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

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    [Background] Various cluster states of astrophysical interest are expected to exist in the excited states of 28Si^{28}{\rm Si}. However, they have not been identified firmly, because of the experimental and theoretical difficulties. [Purpose] To establish the 24^{24}Mg+α\alpha, 16^{16}O+12^{12}C and 20^{20}Ne+2α\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 28Si^{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^{24}Mg+α\alpha and 16^{16}O+12^{12}C cluster configurations are obtained in addition to the newly calculated 20^{20}Ne+2α\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^{24}Mg+α\alpha and 20^{20}Ne+2α\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^{24}Mg+α\alpha, 16^{16}O+12^{12}C and 20^{20}Ne+2α\alpha configurations.Because of the enhanced transition strengths, we offer the isoscalar monopole and dipole transitions as good probe for the 24^{24}Mg+α\alpha and 20^{20}Ne+2α\alpha cluster bands.Comment: 28 pages, 8 figure

    Infrared spectroscopy under multi-extreme conditions: Direct observation of pseudo gap formation and collapse in CeSb

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    Infrared reflectivity measurements of CeSb under multi-extreme conditions (low temperatures, high pressures and high magnetic fields) were performed. A pseudo gap structure, which originates from the magnetic band folding effect, responsible for the large enhancement in the electrical resistivity in the single-layered antiferromagnetic structure (AF-1 phase) was found at a pressure of 4 GPa and at temperatures of 35 - 50 K. The optical spectrum of the pseudo gap changes to that of a metallic structure with increasing magnetic field strength and increasing temperature. This change is the result of the magnetic phase transition from the AF-1 phase to other phases as a function of the magnetic field strength and temperature. This result is the first optical observation of the formation and collapse of a pseudo gap under multi-extreme conditions.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.

    Anisotropic Electronic Structure of the Kondo Semiconductor CeFe2Al10 Studied by Optical Conductivity

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    We report temperature-dependent polarized optical conductivity [σ(ω)\sigma(\omega)] spectra of CeFe2_2Al10_{10}, which is a reference material for CeRu2_2Al10_{10} and CeOs2_2Al10_{10} with an anomalous magnetic transition at 28 K. The σ(ω)\sigma(\omega) spectrum along the b-axis differs greatly from that in the acac-plane, indicating that this material has an anisotropic electronic structure. At low temperatures, in all axes, a shoulder structure due to the optical transition across the hybridization gap between the conduction band and the localized 4f4f states, namely cc-ff hybridization, appears at 55 meV. However, the gap opening temperature and the temperature of appearance of the quasiparticle Drude weight are strongly anisotropic indicating the anisotropic Kondo temperature. The strong anisotropic nature in both electronic structure and Kondo temperature is considered to be relevant the anomalous magnetic phase transition in CeRu2_2Al10_{10} and CeOs2_2Al10_{10}.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

    3alpha clustering in the excited states of 16C

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    The alpha cluster states of 16C are investigated by using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics. It is shown that two different types of alpha cluster states exist: triangular and linear-chain states. The former has an approximate isosceles triangular configuration of alpha particles surrounded by four valence neutrons occupying sd-shell, while the latter has the linearly aligned alpha particles with two sd-shell neutrons and two pf-shell neutrons. It is found that the structure of the linear-chain state is qualitatively understood in terms of the 3/2 pi- and 1/2 sigma- molecular orbit as predicted by molecular-orbital model, but there exists non-negligible Be+alpha+2n correlation. The band-head energies of the triangular and linear-chain rotational bands are 8.0 and 15.5 MeV, and the latter is close to the He+Be threshold energy. It is also shown that the linear-chain state becomes the yrast sstate at J=10 with excitation energy 27.8 MeV owing to its very large moment-of-inertia comparable with hyperdeformation.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
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