Analysis of the $^6$He $\beta$ decay into the $\alpha+d$ continuum within a three-body model
Abstract
The beta-decay process of the He halo nucleus into the alpha+d continuum is studied in a three-body model. The He nucleus is described as an alpha+n+n system in hyperspherical coordinates on a Lagrange mesh. The convergence of the Gamow-Teller matrix element requires the knowledge of wave functions up to about 30 fm and of hypermomentum components up to K=24. The shape and absolute values of the transition probability per time and energy units of a recent experiment can be reproduced very well with an appropriate alpha+d potential. A total transition probability of 1.6E-6 s is obtained in agreement with that experiment. Halo effects are shown to be very important because of a strong cancellation between the internal and halo components of the matrix element, as observed in previous studies. The forbidden bound state in the alpha+d potential is found essential to reproduce the order of magnitude of the data. Comments are made on R-matrix fits.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0512006,
title = {Analysis of the $^6$He $\beta$ decay into the $\alpha+d$ continuum within a three-body model},
author = {E. M. Tursunov and D. Baye and P. Descouvemont},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0512006},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
18 pages, 9 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.C