α-particle production in the scattering of 6He by 208Pb at energies around the Coulomb barrier

D Escrig, Martin Freer, Carl Metelko, Victor Ziman

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Abstract

New experimental data from the scattering of He-6 + Pb-208 at energies around and below the Coulomb barrier are presented. The yield of breakup products coming from projectile fragmentation is dominated by a strong group of a particles. The energy and angular distribution of this group have been analyzed and compared with theoretical calculations. This analysis indicates that the a particles emitted at backward angles in this reaction are mainly due to two-neutron transfer to weakly bound states of the final nucleus. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-380
Number of pages10
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume792
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2007

Keywords

  • halo nuclei
  • nuclear reactions
  • scattering theory
  • breakup reactions

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