Speaker
Prof.
George Bertsch
(U. Wash, USA)
Description
Nuclei will form pair condensates of triplet pairs between neutron and
protons in extremely large N=Z nuclei, but outside the limits of the nuclear
chart. This is the conclusion of a study by Luo and myself (Phys. Rev. C81
064320 (2010)) in a model study of pairing in large nuclei. In the first part
of the talk, I will describe these calculations. Whether or not theory
predicts the exotic pairing in nuclei that can be formed in the laboratory, it
is interesting to look for it if the experimental tools have the required
sensitivity. The second part of my talk will be to address sensitivity issues.
Essentially, the variation in cross sections due to the presence or absence
of exotic pairing should be larger than the variations due to effects of a
more kinematic nature (Q-values, single-particle orbital characteristics, ...).
