Search for low-spin states above the 5-α break-up threshold in 20Ne

Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study of α clustering is a well-established topic of research in nuclear physics. Recent experimental evidence has revealed the first 2+ excitation of the Hoyle state in 12C, which is known to have a strong α cluster structure....

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Main Author: Swartz, Jacobus Andreas
Other Authors: Papka, Paul
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86443