Breakup of the proton halo nucleus 8B near barrier energies

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The dynamics of a nuclear open quantum system could be revealed in the correlations between the breakup fragments of halo nuclei. The breakup mechanism of a proton halo nuclear system is of particular interest as the Coulomb polarization may play an important role, which, however, remains an open question. Here we use a highly efficient silicon detector array and measure the correlations between the breakup fragments of 8B incident on 120Sn at near-barrier energies. The energy and angular correlations can be explained by a fully quantum mechanical method based on the state-of-the-art continuum discretized coupled channel calculations. The results indicate that, compared to the neutron halo nucleus 6He, 8B presents distinctive reaction dynamics: the dominance of the elastic breakup. This breakup occurs mainly via the short-lived continuum states, almost exhausts the 7Be yield, indicating the effect of Coulomb polarization on the proton halo state. The correlation information reveals that the prompt breakup mechanism dominates, occurring predominantly on the outgoing trajectory. We also show that, as a large environment, the continuum of 8B breakup may not significantly influence elastic scattering and complete fusion.

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National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFA0404404

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National Natural Science Foundation of China U2167204, 12175314, 12235020, U18672122

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Continuous Basic Scientific Research WDJC-2019-13

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Leading Innovation Project LC192209000701, LC202309000201

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Basic Scientific Research Program JCKY2020201C002

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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2020-114687GB-I00

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Junta de Andalucía P20_01247

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Korea government (MSIT) 2013M7A1A1075764, 2018R1A5A1025563

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