Are there good probes for the di-neutron correlation in light neutron-rich nuclei?

Abstract

The di-neutron correlation is a spatial correlation with which two valence neutrons are located at a similar position inside a nucleus. We discuss possible experimental probes for the di-neutron correlation. This includes the Coulomb breakup and the pair transfer reactions of neutron-rich nuclei, and the direct two-neutron decays of nuclei beyond the neutron drip-line.

9 pages, 5 figures. A talk given at the international workshop on weakly bound exotic nuclei (WBEN), May 24-30, 2015, Natal, Brazil. To be published in a special issue of Few-Body Systems

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