Аннотация
Возможность регистрации в ядерной эмульсии событий фрагментации релятивистских ядер, обнаруженная еще в пионерскую эпоху физики космических лучей, открывает перспективу применения этого метода для изучения предельно холодных ансамблей ядер H и He в интересах развития физики ядерной кластеризации и, возможно, расширения сценариев ядерной астрофизики. Представлены результаты эксперимента БЕККЕРЕЛЬ в ОИЯИ по нестабильным состояниям в релятивистской диссоциации ядер в ядерной эмульсии, обеспечивающей полное детектирование фрагментов с рекордным разрешением. Согласно инвариантным массам, вычисленным на основе углов испускания идентифицируются распады 8Be(0+), 8Be(2+), 9Be(1.7), 9B, 6Be, 12С(0+2) или состояние Хойла и 12C(3–). Вклад 8Be(0+) и 12С(0+2) возрастает с множественностью α-частиц. Их структура и разнообразие родительских ядер позволяет предположить слияние последних. Внедрение автоматизированной микроскопии для анализа облучений на ускорительном комплексе NICA ОИЯИ создает современную основу применения метода ядерной эмульсии.
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