Detection of neutron clusters

F M  Marques; M  Labiche; N A  Orr; J C  Angelique; L  Axelsson; B  Benoit; U C  Bergmann; M J G  Borge; W N  Catford; S P G  Chappell; N M  Clarke; G  Costa; N  Curtis; A  D'Arrigo; E D  Brennard; F D  Santos; O  Dorvaux; G  Fazio; M  Freer; B R  Fulton; G  Giardina; S  Grevy; D  Guillemaud-Mueller; F  Hanappe; B  Heusch; B  Jonson; C  Le Brun; S  Leenhardt; M  Lewitowicz; K  Markenroth; A C  Mueller; T  Nilsson; A  Ninane; G  Nyman; I  Piqueras; K  Riisager; M G  Saint Laurent; F  Sarazin; S M  Singer; O  Sorlin; L  Stuttge

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.65.044006

Detection of neutron clusters

F M Marques, M Labiche, N A Orr, J C Angelique, L Axelsson, B Benoit, U C Bergmann, M J G Borge, W N Catford, S P G Chappell, N M Clarke, G Costa, N Curtis, A D'Arrigo, E D Brennard, F D Santos, O Dorvaux, G Fazio, M Freer, B R FultonG Giardina, S Grevy, D Guillemaud-Mueller, F Hanappe, B Heusch, B Jonson, C Le Brun, S Leenhardt, M Lewitowicz, K Markenroth, A C Mueller, T Nilsson, A Ninane, G Nyman, I Piqueras, K Riisager, M G Saint Laurent, F Sarazin, S M Singer, O Sorlin, L Stuttge

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Abstract

A new approach to the production and detection of bound neutron clusters is presented. The technique is based on the breakup of beams of very neutron-rich nuclei and the subsequent detection of the recoiling proton in a liquid scintillator. The method has been tested in the breakup of intermediate energy (30-50 MeV/nucleon) Li-11, Be-14, and B-15 beams. Some six events were observed that exhibit the characteristics of a multineutron cluster liberated in the breakup of Be-14, most probably in the channel Be-10+(4)n. The various backgrounds that may mimic such a signal are discussed in detail.

Original language	English
Article number	044006
Pages (from-to)	-
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physical Review C
Volume	65
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.65.044006
Publication status	Published - Apr 2002

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Marques, F. M., Labiche, M., Orr, N. A., Angelique, J. C., Axelsson, L., Benoit, B., Bergmann, U. C., Borge, M. J. G., Catford, W. N., Chappell, S. P. G., Clarke, N. M., Costa, G., Curtis, N., D'Arrigo, A., Brennard, E. D., Santos, F. D., Dorvaux, O., Fazio, G., Freer, M., ... Stuttge, L. (2002). Detection of neutron clusters. Physical Review C, 65(4), -. Article 044006. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.65.044006

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