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The fragmentation of quasi-projectiles from the nuclear reaction $^{40}Ca$+$^{12}C$ at 25 MeV/nucleon was used to produce excited states candidates to $\alpha$-particle condensation. The methodology relies on high granularity 4$\pi$…
The near-threshold 12C (0^+_2) resonance provides unique possibility for fast helium burning in stars, as predicted by Hoyle to explain the observed abundance of elements in the Universe. Properties of this resonance are calculated within…
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We study the mixed dispersion fourth order nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation \begin{equation*} %\tag{\protect{4NLS}}\label{4nls} i \partial_t \psi -\gamma \Delta^2 \psi +\beta \Delta \psi +|\psi|^{2\sigma} \psi =0\ \text{in}\ \R \times\R^N,…
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Background: The structure of the Hoyle state, a highly $\alpha$-clustered state at 7.65 MeV in $^{12}\mathrm{C}$, has long been the subject of debate. Understanding if the system comprises of three weakly-interacting $\alpha$-particles in…
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The radio continuum spectra of pulsars (PSRs) exhibit a wide variety of shapes, that are interpreted as pure and broken power laws, power laws with turnovers or cut-offs, and logarithmic-parabolic profiles. A notable fraction of these have…
We present an exact quantum mechanical analysis of collinear four-wave mixing in a multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensate consisting of sodium atoms in the F=1 ground state. Technically, this is achieved by taking advantage of the…
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