Alpha clustering in $^{28}$Si probed through the identification of high-lying $0^+$ states

Aspects of nuclear structure in alpha-conjugate nuclei have long been associated with alpha clustering, including the existence of superdeformed bands. In this paper, an alpha-particle inelastic scattering experiment investigating the location of $0^+$ states in $^{28}$Si is reported in an attempt to locate possible cluster states. The results are compared to a semi-microscopic model which shows good agreement with the data, and supports the assignment of a newly discovered $0^+$ state as the band-head of a previously observed superdeformed band in $^{28}$Si

Adsley, P., Jenkins, D. G., Cseh, J., Dimitriova, S. S., Brmmer, J. W., Li, K., ... Zemlyanaya, E.

Adsley, P||Jenkins, DG||Cseh, J||Dimitriova, SS||Brümmer, JW||Li, KCW||Marín-Lámbarri, DJ||Lukyanov, K||Kheswa, NY||Neveling, R||Papka, P||Pellegri, L||Pesudo, V||Pool, LC||Riczu, G||Smit, FD||van Zyl, JJ||Zemlyanaya, E

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