Exotic Properties of Light Nuclei and Their Neutron Capture Cross Sections
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We have investigated the implications of the neutron halo configuration, observed in the ground-state of some neutron-rich light nuclei, on neutron radiative transition processes. In particular, we have studied the influence of the neutron halo on the direct radiative capture (DRC) process. The energy dependence as well as the strength of E1 emission due to incident p-wave neutrons is strongly influenced by the halo configuration of the residual nucleus capturing state. We have compared the calculated Be(n, γ)Be DRC cross section with that derived from the experiment in the inverse kinematics (Coulomb dissociation of Be). We show from the comparison that some important information on the structure of the halo nucleus Be can be derived.
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