Phys.Rev. C 97, 024334 (2018)

P.Marevic, J.-P.Ebran, E.Khan, T.Niksic, D.Vretenar

Quadrupole and octupole collectivity and cluster structures in neon isotopes

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE ^{20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34}Ne; calculated mean-field potential energy surfaces (PES) in (β₂, β₃) plane, angular momentum- and parity-projected PES in (β₂, β₃) plane, S(2n), collective wave functions, and average deformation parameters for the ground state, level energies of the first 2⁺ and 4⁺ states, B(E2) to the ground state, spectroscopic quadrupole moments. ^{20,22,24,32,34}Ne; calculated levels, J, π, collective spectrum, B(E2), B(E3), collective wave functions of excited states, intrinsic nucleon and valence neutrons densities. Self-consistent relativistic mean-field framework with restoration of symmetries and configuration mixing. Discussed role of valence neutrons in the formation of molecular-type bonds between clusters. Description of cluster structures. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.97.024334