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Formation Mechanism and Binding Energy for Icosahedral Central Structure of He+13 Cluster


ZHANG Jian-Ping,2 GOU Qing-Quan,1 and LI Ping1   


  1. 1 Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
    2 Department of Physics, Leshan Teacher's College, Leshan 614000, China
  • Received: 2004-03-30 Revised: 1900-01-01 Published: 2004-11-15

Abstract: The formation mechanism for the icosahedral central structure of the He13+ cluster is proposed and its total energy curve is calculated by the method of a Modified Arrangement Channel Quantum Mechanics. The energy is the function of separation R between two nuclei at the center and an apex of the icosahedral central structure. The result of the calculation has shown that the curve has a minimal energy -37.5765 (a.u.) at R=2.70a0. The binding energy of He13+ with respect to He+ +12He was calculated to be 1.4046 a.u. This means that the cluster of He13+ may be formed in an icosahedral central structure with strong binding energy.

Key words: He+13 cluster, binding energy, icosahedral central structure

PACS numbers: 

  • 36.40.-c