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{\bf Spokespersons: M.~Mazzocco$^1$, G.L.~Zhang$^2$, G.X.~Zhang$^3$, S.~Pigliapoco$^1$}
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P.~Aguilera$^1$,
G.~Andreetta$^1$,
F.~Angelini$^1$,
M.~Balogh$^4$,
D.~Bazzacco$^1$,
J.~Benito Garcia$^1$,
G.~Benzoni$^5$,
S.~Bottoni$^5$,
D.~Brugnara$^4$,
S.~Carollo$^1$,
S.~Cherubini$^6$,
M.~Costa$^6$,
F.C.L.~Crespi$^5$,
G.~D'Agata$^6$...
Existing data on quadrupole strength in 8Li exceed ab initio calculations by more than an order of magnitude, which, in turn, reproduce accurately B(E2) values in nearby A = 7−9 few-body nuclei, including large values classically associated with molecular rotations of nucleon clusters. If correct, such an enhanced quadrupole strength would be an anomaly in this mass region since it does not...
