Probing Neutron Correlations through Nuclear Breakup

Marlène Assié and Denis Lacroix
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 202501 – Published 20 May 2009

Abstract

The effect of initial correlations between nucleons on the nuclear breakup mechanism is studied. A quantum transport theory which extends the standard mean-field approach is developed to incorporate short range pairing correlation as well as direct nucleon-nucleon collisions. A time evolution of the nuclear breakup from a correlated system leading to the emission of two particles to the continuum is performed. We show that initial correlations have strong influence on relative angles between particles emitted in coincidence. The present qualitative study indicates that nuclear breakup might be a tool to infer the residual interaction between nucleons in the nuclear medium.

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  • Received 7 January 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.202501

©2009 American Physical Society

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Marlène Assié1,2 and Denis Lacroix2

  • 1Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Université Paris-Sud-11-CNRS/IN2P3, 91406 Orsay, France
  • 2GANIL, Boulevard Henri Becquerel, BP 55027, 14076 Caen Cedex 5, France

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Vol. 102, Iss. 20 — 22 May 2009

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