This review examines the tendency of light nuclei to exhibit clustering, where correlations
between nucleons result in the formation of precipitates, typically α particles. The …

Abstract The 7.65 MeV, J π= 0+, second excited state in 12 C is known as the Hoyle-state
after Fred Hoyle. In the 1950s Hoyle proposed the existence of the state in order to account …

A review of evidence on the properties of the A= 12 nuclei, with emphasis on material
leading to information about the structure of the A= 12 systems.

We report a measurement of a new high spin J π= 5− state at 22.4 (2) MeV in C 12 which fits
very well to the predicted (ground state) rotational band of an oblate equilateral triangular …

In this review, we present a symmetry-guided strategy that utilizes exact as well as partial
symmetries for enabling a deeper understanding of and advancing ab initio studies for …

The carbon atom provides the backbone for the complex organic chemistry composing the
building blocks of life. The physics of the carbon nucleus in its predominant isotope, 12C, is …

By using only a fraction of the model space extended beyond current no-core shell-model
limits and a many-nucleon interaction with a single parameter, we gain additional insight …

The purpose of this article is firstly to review the study of the cluster-gas-like structure,
especially the α-cluster-condensate-like structure, which is a novel type of nuclear structure …

The α (Be 10, α) Be 10 resonant scattering reaction has been measured at nine Be 10 beam
energies from 25 to 48 MeV, scanning out resonances in C 14 from excitation energies of 13 …

The perspectives for photonuclear experiments at the new Extreme Light Infrastructure-
Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) facility are discussed in view of the need to accumulate novel and …