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Electromagnetic transition between molecular resonances in 8Be

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The nucleus 8Be has been conjectured to resemble a molecule of two interacting α-particles. A crucial test of this conjecture is the electromagnetic transition between the molecular resonances. This paper discusses the earlier indirect bremsstrahlung measurements and describes a recent experiment on the direct measurement of γ-transition between the 4+ and 2+ resonances. Experimental results are compared with various theories. The outlook on the measurement of 2+ → 0+ transition will be presented.

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This paper has been presented on behalf of the author’s collaborators, V M Datar, Suresh Kumar, V Nanal, S P Behera, A Chatterjee, D Jenkins, C J Lister, E T Mirgule, A Mitra, S Pastore, R G Pillay, K Ramachandran, O J Roberts, P C Rout, A Shrivastava, P Sugathan and R B Wiringa. The author acknowledges Late Prof C V K Baba, who was enthusiastic about this program, for very useful discussion. R Kujur and M Pose are thanked for their assistance during the experiment.

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CHAKRABARTY, D.R. Electromagnetic transition between molecular resonances in 8Be. Pramana - J Phys 83, 635–642 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-014-0858-7

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