Phys.Lett. B 877, 140478 (2026)

J.Liu, G.Zhang, Z.Chen, H.Bai, C.Xia, W.Ren, Z.Wu, T.Fan, W.Li, Y.Liu, Y.Mo, Z.Wang, W.Cao, S.Peng

Measurements of the ¹²C(n, n+3α) reaction and possible enhancement via the α-cluster structure

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ¹²C(n, n3α), (n, α), E = 12-20 MeV; measured reaction products, En, In; deduced σ, σ(E) and excitation-function peaks. Comparison with reaction-model calculations. Single-crystal diamond detector active target and quasi-monoenergetic D-T neutron source. The 5SDH-2 tandem accelerator at China Institute of Atomic Energy.

doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140478