Radiative proton capture on (6)He.

Authors :: Sauvan E
Marqués FM
Wilschut HW
Orr NA
Angélique JC
Borcea C
Catford WN
Clarke NM
Descouvemont P
Díaz J
Grévy S
Kugler A
Kravchuk V
Labiche M
Le Brun C
Lienard E
Löhner H
Mittig W
Ostendorf RW
Pietri S
Roussel-Chomaz P
Saint Laurent MG
Savajols H
Wagner V
Yahlali N
Source :: Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2001 Jul 23; Vol. 87 (4), pp. 042501. Date of Electronic Publication: 2001 Jul 03.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Radiative capture of protons is investigated as a probe of clustering in nuclei far from stability. The first such measurement on a halo nucleus is reported here for the reaction 6He(p,gamma) at 40 MeV. Capture into 7Li is observed as the strongest channel. In addition, events have been recorded that may be described by quasifree capture on a halo neutron, the alpha core, and 5He. The possibility of describing such events by capture into the continuum of 7Li is also discussed.