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Anatomy of three-body decay II. Decay mechanism and resonance structure
We use the hyperspherical adiabatic expansion method to discuss the the two
mechanisms of sequential and direct three-body decay. Both short-range and
Coulomb interactions are included. Resonances are assumed initially populated
by a process independent of the subsequent decay. The lowest adiabatic
potentials describe the resonances rather accurately at distances smaller than
the outer turning point of the confining barrier. We illustrate with realistic
examples of nuclei from neutron (He) and proton (Ne) driplines as
well as excited states of beta-stable nuclei (C).Comment: To be published in Nuclear Physics
Decay of low-lying 12C resonances within a 3alpha cluster model
We compute energy distributions of three -particles emerging from the
decay of C resonances by means of the hyperspherical adiabatic expansion
method combined with complex scaling. The large distance continuum properties
of the wave functions are crucial and must be accurately calculated. The
substantial changes from small to large distances determine the decay
mechanisms. We illustrate by computing the energy distributions from decays of
the and -resonances in C. These states are dominated by
direct and sequential decays into the three-body continuum respectively.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures. Proceedings of the Clusters '07 conference held
in Stratford-upon-Avon in September 200
Structure and decay at rapid proton capture waiting points
We investigate the region of the nuclear chart around from a
three-body perspective, where we compute reaction rates for the radiative
capture of two protons. One key quantity is here the photon dissociation cross
section for the inverse process where two protons are liberated from the
borromean nucleus by photon bombardment. We find a number of peaks at low
photon energy in this cross section where each peak is located at the energy
corresponding to population of a three-body resonance. Thus, for these energies
the decay or capture processes proceed through these resonances. However, the
next step in the dissociation process still has the option of following several
paths, that is either sequential decay by emission of one proton at a time with
an intermediate two-body resonance as stepping stone, or direct decay into the
continuum of both protons simultaneously. The astrophysical reaction rate is
obtained by folding of the cross section as function of energy with the
occupation probability for a Maxwell-Boltzmann temperature distribution. The
reaction rate is then a function of temperature, and of course depending on the
underlying three-body bound state and resonance structures. We show that a very
simple formula at low temperature reproduces the elaborate numerically computed
reaction rate.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, conference proceedings, publishe
GIRAFFE multiple integral field units at VLT: a unique tool to recover velocity fields of distant galaxies
The GIRAFFE spectrograph is unique in providing the integral field
spectroscopy of fifteen distant galaxies at the same time. It has been
successfully implemented at the second VLT unit within the FLAMES facility. We
present GIRAFFE observations acquired during the Guaranteed Time Observation of
the Paris Observatory, using total exposure times ranging from 6 to 12 hours.
The reduced 3D cube of each galaxy has been deconvolved using our new package
DisGal3D. This software has been written using the only assumption that UV
light traces the emission line regions. The comparison between GIRAFFE spectra
and HST imagery allows us to recover details on velocity fields as small as
0.3-0.4 arcsec. It has been successfully tested using Fabry Perot observations
of nearby galaxies purposely redshifted to large distances. We present here
preliminary results for three distant galaxies at 0.45< z < 0.65, whose
velocity fields have been derived with exquisite spectral (R=10000) and spatial
resolutions. Observed velocity fields range from disturbed fields expected in
major merger events to those of regular spiral with minor perturbations. For
the latter, one could accurately derive the dynamical major axis and the
maximal rotational velocity. We conclude that dynamical properties of a large
number of distant galaxies can be routinely derived at VLT. This opens a new
avenue towards the understanding of the galaxy formation and evolution during
the last 8 Gyr.Comment: 4 pages, 3 jpeg figures. to appear in A&
alpha particle momentum distributions from 12C decaying resonances
The computed particle momentum distributions from the decay of
low-lying C resonances are shown. The wave function of the decaying
fragments is computed by means of the complex scaled hyperspherical adiabatic
expansion method. The large-distance part of the wave functions is crucial and
has to be accurately calculated. We discuss energy distributions, angular
distributions and Dalitz plots for the , and states of
C.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures. Proceedings of the SOTANCP2008 conference held in
Strasbourg in May 200
A combined mean-field and three-body model tested on the O-nucleus
We combine few- and many-body degrees of freedom in a model applicable to
both bound and continuum states and adaptable to different subfields of
physics. We formulate a self-consistent three-body model for a core-nucleus
surrounded by two valence nucleons. We treat the core in the mean-field
approximation and use the same effective Skyrme interaction between both core
and valence nucleons. We apply the model to O where we reproduce the
known experimental data as well as phenomenological models with more
parameters. The decay of the ground state is found to proceed directly into the
continuum without effect of the virtual sequential decay through the well
reproduced -resonance of O.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, under revie
Combining few-body cluster structures with many-body mean-field methods
Nuclear cluster physics implicitly assumes a distinction between groups of
degrees-of-freedom, that is the (frozen) intrinsic and (explicitly treated)
relative cluster motion. We formulate a realistic and practical method to
describe the coupled motion of these two sets of degrees-of-freedom. We derive
a coupled set of differential equations for the system using the
phenomenologically adjusted effective in-medium Skyrme type of nucleon-nucleon
interaction. We select a two-nucleon plus core system where the mean-field
approximation corresponding to the Skyrme interaction is used for the core. A
hyperspherical adiabatic expansion of the Faddeev equations is used for the
relative cluster motion. We shall specifically compare both the structure and
the decay mechanism found from the traditional three-body calculations with the
result using the new boundary condition provided by the full microscopic
structure at small distance. The extended Hilbert space guaranties an improved
wave function compared to both mean-field and three-body solutions. We shall
investigate the structures and decay mechanism of C (C+n+n). In
conclusion, we have developed a method combining nuclear few- and many-body
techniques without losing the descriptive power of each approximation at
medium-to-large distances and small distances respectively. The coupled set of
equations are solved self-consistently, and both structure and dynamic
evolution are studied.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, conference proceedings, publishe
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