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Are There Good Probes for the Di-Neutron Correlation in Light Neutron-Rich Nuclei?

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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.

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  1. Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan

    K. Hagino

  2. Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 982-0826, Japan

    K. Hagino

  3. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, Japan

    K. Hagino

  4. RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, 351-0198, Japan

    H. Sagawa

  5. Center for Mathematics and Physics, University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, 965-8560, Japan

    H. Sagawa

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Hagino, K., Sagawa, H. Are There Good Probes for the Di-Neutron Correlation in Light Neutron-Rich Nuclei?. Few-Body Syst 57, 185–193 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-015-1027-3

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