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The Hoyle Family: break-up measurements to probe α-condensation in light nuclei

by R. Smith, J. Bishop, J. Hirst, Tz. Kokalova and C. Wheldon

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Authors (as registered SciPost users): Robin Smith
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Preprint Link: scipost_201911_00026v1  (pdf)
Date accepted: 2019-12-05
Date submitted: 2019-11-12 01:00
Submitted by: Smith, Robin
Submitted to: SciPost Physics Proceedings
Proceedings issue: 24th European Few Body Conference (EFB2019)
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Academic field: Physics
Specialties:
  • Nuclear Physics - Experiment
  • Nuclear Physics - Theory
Approach: Experimental

Abstract

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.

Published as SciPost Phys. Proc. 3, 030 (2020)


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Anonymous Report 3 on 2019-12-3 (Invited Report)

  • Cite as: Anonymous, Report on arXiv:scipost_201911_00026v1, delivered 2019-12-03, doi: 10.21468/SciPost.Report.1359

Report

The manuscript presents a detailed discussion regarding the status of modern and sophisticated experiments aiming to investigate the structure of the 12C Hoyle state, which is a candidate for alpha-condensation. The main idea of such experiments is to measure with high precision the 3-alpha direct decay width arising from the break-up of 12C. The paper also gives an interesting overview about the theoretical models often employed to support the hypothesis that the 12C Hoyle state can be well described as a dilute gas-like state of 3 alpha particles. The paper is very well organized and several references can be found along the text. I think the manuscript is a valuable document for readers interested in the subject and therefore I recommend the publication of the manuscript in the SciPost Physics Proceedings.

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Anonymous Report 2 on 2019-12-3 (Invited Report)

  • Cite as: Anonymous, Report on arXiv:scipost_201911_00026v1, delivered 2019-12-03, doi: 10.21468/SciPost.Report.1358

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The manuscript presents a detailed discussion regarding the status of modern and sophisticated experiments aiming to investigate the structure of the 12C Hoyle state, which is a candidate for alpha-condensation. The main idea of such experiments is to measure with high precision the 3-alpha direct decay width arising from the break-up of 12C. The paper also gives an interesting overview about the theoretical models often employed to support the hypothesis that the 12C Hoyle state can be well described as a dilute gas-like state of 3 alpha particles. The paper is very well organized and several references can be found along the text. I think the manuscript is a valuable document for readers interested in the subject and therefore I recommend the publication of the manuscript in the SciPost Physics Proceedings.

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Anonymous Report 1 on 2019-12-3 (Invited Report)

  • Cite as: Anonymous, Report on arXiv:scipost_201911_00026v1, delivered 2019-12-03, doi: 10.21468/SciPost.Report.1357

Report

The manuscript presents a detailed discussion regarding the status of modern and sophisticated experiments aiming to investigate the structure of the 12C Hoyle state, which is a candidate for alpha-condensation. The main idea of such experiments is to measure with high precision the 3-alpha direct decay width arising from the break-up of 12C. The paper also gives an interesting overview about the theoretical models often employed to support the hypothesis that the 12C Hoyle state can be well described as a dilute gas-like state of 3 alpha particles. The paper is very well organized and several references can be found along the text. I think the manuscript is a valuable document for readers interested in the subject and therefore I recommend the publication of the manuscript in the SciPost Physics Proceedings.

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