Simple wave functions for ${}^{11,12}$Be have been around for a long time. They have been tested against many independent processes involving (and properties of) these nuclei. All are consistent, except ${}^{11}$Be($d$,$p$), where the discrepancy is a 4.7σ effect for the 2${}^{+}$ state and 15σ for the ground state. Here, we propose a resolution to this dilemma.

• Received 25 March 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.85.051303