TY  - JOUR
PB  - SciPost Foundation
DO  - 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.030
TI  - The Hoyle Family: break-up measurements to probe α-condensation in light nuclei
PY  - 2020/02/26
UR  - https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysProc.3.030
JF  - SciPost Physics Proceedings
JA  - SciPost Phys. Proc.
VL  - 
IS  - 3
SP  - 030
A1  - Smith, Robin
AU  - Bishop, Jack
AU  - Hirst, Joel
AU  - Kokalova, Tzany
AU  - Wheldon, Carl
AB  - The 12C Hoyle state is a candidate for α-condensation, due to its large volume and α-cluster structure. This paper discusses precision break-up measurements and how they can elucidate α-condensate structures. Two experiments are discussed in detail, firstly concerning the break-up of 12C and then the decays of heavier nuclei. With more theoretical input, and increasingly complex detector setups, precision break-up measurements can, in principle, provide insight into the structures of states in α-conjugate nuclei. At present, such searches have not delivered evidence for α-condensation in 12C or 16O.
ER  -

@Article{10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.030,
	title={{The Hoyle Family: break-up measurements to probe α-condensation in light nuclei}},
	author={Robin Smith and Jack Bishop and Joel Hirst and Tzany Kokalova and Carl Wheldon},
	journal={SciPost Phys. Proc.},
	pages={030},
	year={2020},
	publisher={SciPost},
	doi={10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.030},
	url={https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.3.030},
}