Superradiance in alpha clustered mirror nuclei

Volya, Alexander; Barbui, Marina; Goldberg, Vladilen Z.; Rogachev, Grigory V.

doi:10.1038/s42005-022-01105-9

Title: Superradiance in alpha clustered mirror nuclei

Journal Article · Fri Dec 09 19:00:00 EST 2022 · Communications Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01105-9 · OSTI ID:1903050

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^[2]; Goldberg, Vladilen Z. ^[2]; Rogachev, Grigory V. ^[2]

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (United States); Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (United States)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (United States)

Resonances in unstable quantum systems are radiating states that despite decaying overall normalization have a well-defined structure which is being balanced by outgoing radiation. Such an interplay between outgoing wave and internal quantum many-body dynamics leads to several unique effects. One of those is known as superradiance, or alignment, where due to decay or virtual coupling to the continuum the states undergo restructuring so that their wave functions align towards the decay channels thus facilitating the decay. This effect is well understood theoretically and is closely related to the fundamental properties of reaction physics. Direct observation of superradiance in open quantum many-body systems is difficult because it is hard to find identical complex quantum systems that are different only in their coupling to the continuum of reaction states describing the decay. Here we report this phenomenon in alpha cluster decays of mirror nuclei ¹⁸O and ¹⁸Ne.

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Research Organization:: Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States); Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-93ER40773; SC0009883

OSTI ID:: 1903050

Journal Information:: Communications Physics, Journal Name: Communications Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 5; ISSN 2399-3650

Publisher:: Springer Science and Business Media LLCCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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