Inelastic α6Li Scattering as a Tool for Probing the Structure of 6Li Excited States

Wave functions of 6Li excited states are the result of contributions from different nucleon cluster configurations. These can be determined by inelastically scattering α particles on a 6Li target and detecting the scattered α particle in coincidence with different fragments of the excited-nucleus breakup. Modeling results indicate that some kinematic areas of target fragments correspond to definite fragmentation channels (or cluster configurations) of the 6Li excited states.