Formation Mechanism and Binding Energy for Body-Centered Cubic Structure of He+9 Cluster

The formation mechanism for the body-centered cubic structure of He+9 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 the nuclei at the center and an apex of the body-centered cubic structure. The result of the calculation shows that the curve has a minimal energy -25.6669 (a.u.) at R = 2.550ao. The binding energy of He+9 with respect to He+ + 8He was calculated to be 0.8857 a.u. This means that the cluster of He+9 may be formed in the body-centered cubic structure of R = 2.55a0.