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arXiv:nucl-th/9409018 · Physical Review Letters

Efimov States in Halo Nuclei

D. V. Fedorov, A. S. Jensen, Karsten Riisager

Published Nov 21, 1994• 120 citations
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Abstract

We investigate conditions for the occurrence of Efimov states in the recently discovered halo nuclei. These states could appear in systems where one neutron is added to a pronounced one-neutron halo nucleus. Detailed calculations of the properties of the states are presented and promising candidates are discussed.
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.73.2817

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