Fusion and reactions of $\alpha$+${}^8$Be in the Hoyle resonance and associated resonances region

Teck-Ghee Lee, Orhan Bayrak, Cheuk-Yin Wong

The fusion of $\alpha$ and ${}^8$Be to produce a ${}^{12}$C nucleus is a crucial process in nucleosynthesis. In the laboratory, this process can only be studied theoretically as a ${}^8$Be ta…