Localization in light nuclei

P. -G. Reinhard, J. A. Maruhn, A. S. Umar, V. E. Oberacker

Published 2010-11-01, updated 2011-02-25Version 2

We investigate the presence of spatial localization in nuclei using a method that maps the nucleon same-spin pair probability and is based on the density-matrix. The method is used to study spatial localization of light nuclei within the Hartree-Fock approximation. We show that the method provides an alternative tool for studying spatial localization in comparison to the localization observed from maxima in the nuclear mass density.