Tidal effects and the proximity decay of nuclei.
We examine the decay of the 3.03 MeV state of (8)Be evaporated from an excited projectilelike fragment following a peripheral heavy-ion collision. The relative energy of the daughter alpha particles exhibits a dependence on the decay angle of the (8)Be(*), indicative of a tidal effect. A comparison of the measured tidal effect with a model suggests a measurable nuclear proximity interaction.
McIntosh
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Department of Chemistry and Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
Hudan
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Metelko
C J
CJ
de Souza
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Charity
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RJ
Sobotka
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Lynch
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Tsang
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