Clarification of the three-body decay of 12C (12.71 MeV).
Phys Rev Lett
; 91(8): 082502, 2003 Aug 22.
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| ID: mdl-14525236
ABSTRACT
Using beta decays of a clean source of 12N produced at the IGISOL facility, we have measured the breakup of the 12C (12.71 MeV) state into three alpha particles with a segmented particle detector setup. The high quality of the data permits solving the question of the breakup mechanism of the 12.71 MeV state, a longstanding problem in few-body nuclear physics. Among existing models, a modified sequential model fits the data best, but systematic deviations indicate that a three-body description is needed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Phys Rev Lett
Year:
2003
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Article