Evidence for phonon mediated pairing interaction in the halo of the nucleus 11Li

G. Potel, F. Barranco, E. Vigezzi, Ricardo Americo Broglia

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Abstract

With the help of a unified nuclear-structure-direct-reaction theory we analyze the reaction H1(Li11,Li9)H3. The two halo neutrons are correlated through the bare and the induced (medium polarization) pairing interaction. By considering all dominant reaction channels leading to the population of the 1/2- (2.69 MeV) first excited state of Li9, namely, multistep transfer (successive, simultaneous, and nonorthogonality), breakup, and inelastic channels, it is possible to show that the experiment provides direct evidence of phonon mediated pairing.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume105
Issue number17
Pages (from-to)172502
Number of pages4
ISSN0031-9007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Oct 2010

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