Strong Neutron Pairing in core+4n Nuclei
Journal article, 2018

The emission of neutron pairs from the neutron-rich N=12 isotones C18 and O20 has been studied by high-energy nucleon knockout from N19 and O21 secondary beams, populating unbound states of the two isotones up to 15 MeV above their two-neutron emission thresholds. The analysis of triple fragment-n-n correlations shows that the decay N19(-1p)C18∗→C16+n+n is clearly dominated by direct pair emission. The two-neutron correlation strength, the largest ever observed, suggests the predominance of a C14 core surrounded by four valence neutrons arranged in strongly correlated pairs. On the other hand, a significant competition of a sequential branch is found in the decay O21(-1n)O20∗→O18+n+n, attributed to its formation through the knockout of a deeply bound neutron that breaks the O16 core and reduces the number of pairs.

Author

A. Revel

IN2P3 Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules

ENSICAEN Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Ingenieurs de Caen

F. M. Marqués

ENSICAEN Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Ingenieurs de Caen

Olivier Sorlin

IN2P3 Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules

T. Aumann

Helmholtz

Technische Universität Darmstadt

C. Caesar

Helmholtz

Technische Universität Darmstadt

M. Holl

Technische Universität Darmstadt

V. Panin

Technische Universität Darmstadt

M. Vandebrouck

University Paris-Saclay

F. Wamers

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Helmholtz

H. Alvarez-Pol

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

L. Atar

Technische Universität Darmstadt

V.V. Avdeichikov

Lund University

S. Beceiro-Novo

Michigan State University

D. Bemmerer

Helmholtz

J. Benlliure

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

C.A. Bertulani

Texas A&M University

J. M. Boillos

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

K. Boretzky

Helmholtz

M. Borge

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

M. Caamano

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

E. Casarejos

University of Vigo

W. N. Catford

University of Surrey

J. Cederkall

Lund University

M. Chartier

University of Liverpool

L. V. Chulkov

Helmholtz

National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"

D. Cortina-Gil

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

E. Cravo

University of Lisbon

R. Crespo

Instituto Superior Tecnico

U. Datta Pramanik

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics

Paloma Diaz Fernandez

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

I. Dillmann

Helmholtz

Justus Liebig University Giessen

Z. Elekes

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

J. Enders

Technische Universität Darmstadt

O. Ershova

Helmholtz

A. Estradé

University of Edinburgh

F. Farinon

Helmholtz

L. M. Fraile

Complutense University

M. Freer

University of Birmingham

D. Galaviz

Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics

University of Lisbon

H. Geissel

Helmholtz

R. Gernhäuser

Technical University of Munich

P.I. Golubev

Lund University

K. Gobel

Goethe University Frankfurt

Julius Hagdahl

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

T. Heftrich

Goethe University Frankfurt

M. Heil

Helmholtz

M. Heine

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

Andreas Martin Heinz

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

A. Henriques

Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics

A. Ignatov

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Håkan T Johansson

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

Björn Jonson

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

J. Kahlbow

Technische Universität Darmstadt

N. Kalantar-Nayestanaki

Kernfysisch Versneller Institut

R. Kanungo

Saint Mary's University

A. Kelic-Heil

Helmholtz

A. Knyazev

Lund University

T. Kröll

Technische Universität Darmstadt

N. Kurz

Helmholtz

M. Labiche

Daresbury Laboratory

C. Langer

Goethe University Frankfurt

T. Le Bleis

Technical University of Munich

R.C. Lemmon

Daresbury Laboratory

Simon Lindberg

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

J. Machado

Nova University of Lisbon

J. Marganiec

Helmholtz

Technische Universität Darmstadt

A. Movsesyan

Technische Universität Darmstadt

E. Nacher

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

M. A. Najafi

Kernfysisch Versneller Institut

Thomas Nilsson

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

C. Nociforo

Helmholtz

S. Paschalis

University of York

Technische Universität Darmstadt

A. Perea

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

M. Petri

University of York

Technische Universität Darmstadt

S. Pietri

Helmholtz

R. Plag

Helmholtz

R. Reifarth

Goethe University Frankfurt

G. Ribeiro

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

C. Rigollet

Kernfysisch Versneller Institut

M. Röder

Helmholtz

Technische Universität Dresden

D. Rossi

Helmholtz

D. Savran

Helmholtz

H. Scheit

Technische Universität Darmstadt

H. Simon

Helmholtz

I. Syndikus

Technische Universität Darmstadt

J.E. Taylor

University of Liverpool

O. Tengblad

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Ronja Thies

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

Physical Review Letters

0031-9007 (ISSN) 1079-7114 (eISSN)

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DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.152504

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