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Choosing cluster and core in cluster models of nuclei

Brian BuckDepartment of Physics, University of Oxford, Theoretical Physics, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, United KingdomA. C. MerchantDepartment of Physics, University of Oxford, Theoretical Physics, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, United KingdomM. J. HornerDepartment of Physics, University of Oxford, Theoretical Physics, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, United KingdomS. M. PerezDepartment of Physics, University of Oxford, Theoretical Physics, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, United Kingdom
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We progressively refine a previously reported method for the selection of cluster and core in a binary cluster model, and hence reinforce our conclusions concerning the occurrence of exotic clustering in actinide nuclei. The extended method also reveals a competing binary mode in these nuclei in which the cluster charge and mass are substantially larger than those corresponding to an exotic decomposition.

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