"11Be: the neutron-rich nucleus that could emit protons"

by Dr Bruno Olaizola (CERN)

Tuesday 2 Aug 2022, 16:15 → 18:15 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Beta minus and proton emission are, a priori, contradictory decay processes that move the nucleus in almost opposite directions of the nuclear chart. However, for a handful of halo nuclei, the last neutron is so weakly bound that the energy window for this exotic decay mode is open. In this seminar I will explain the experimental attempts to observe this elusive process and understand the possible mechanism that could enable it.