title: Tidal effects and the proximity decay of nuclei.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hudan
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Metelko
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Charity
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Sobotka
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Tsang