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We examine, from the theoretical point of view, the possibility for a four neutron system to accommodate a nearthreshold resonant state, compatible with recent experimental results.
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Carbonell, J., Lazauskas, R., Hiyama, E. et al. On the Possible Existence of Four Neutron Resonances. Few-Body Syst 58, 67 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-017-1219-0
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