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Two neutron decay of 16Be
Recently, the first example of two-neutron decay from the ground state of an
unbound nucleus, Be, was seen. Three-body methods are ideal for exactly
treating the degrees of freedom important for these decays. Using a basis
expansion over hyperspherical harmonics and the hyperspherical R-matrix method,
we construct a realistic model of Be in order to investigate its decay
mode and the role of the two-neutron interaction. The neutron-Be
interaction is constrained using shell model predictions. We obtain a ground
state for Be that is over-bound by approximately 1 MeV with a width of
approximately 0.23 MeV. This suggests, that for such systems, the three-body
force needs to be repulsive.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, contribution to the proceedings for the 21st
International Conference on Few Body Problems in Physics, Chicago, Illinois,
US
The Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding Process: Its Application to the Space Shuttle External Tank
This report describes progress in the implementation of the Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding (VPPAW) process at the External Tank (ET) assembly facility. Design allowable data has been developed for thicknesses up to 1.00 in. More than 24,000 in. of welding on liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen cylinders has been made without an internal defect
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