Mr
Matthew Barr
(University of Birmingham)
03/11/2011, 13:30
α-clustering is well established in light nuclei, both experimentally and in theoretical models such as Anti-Symmetrised Molecular Dynamics. For example 8Be has been well described as two α-particles. These models also predict the possibility of ground state clustering in the neutron-rich beryllium isotopes, however there is a lack of experimental evidence to support this due to the technical...