Correlation between neutron pairs in helium-8 nuclei (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Correlation between neutron pairs in helium-8 nuclei

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Two clusters of two neutrons (2n) exist around the helium-4 core. Red balls: protons. Blue balls: neutrons.

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Wataru Horiuchi, Osaka Metropolitan University

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