Selective decay from a candidate of the $\sigma$-bond linear-chain state in ${}^{14}$C

J. Li, Y. L. Ye, Z. H. Li +23

A cluster-transfer experiment ${}^9$Be(${}^9$Be,${}^{14}$C${}^{\ast }\to \alpha$+${}^{10}$Be)$\alpha$ was carried out using an incident beam energy of 45 MeV. This reaction channel has a large $Q$-va…