# Alpha-particle condensation in excited 12C

Abstract : The fragmentation of quasi-projectiles from the nuclear reaction $^{40}Ca+^{12}C$ at 25 MeV/nucleon was used to produce excited states candidates to $\alpha$-particle condensation. The methodology relies on high granularity 4$\pi$ detection coupled to correlation function techniques. Under the assumption that the equality among the kinetic energies of the emitted $\alpha$-particles constitutes a reliable fingerprint of $\alpha$ condensation, we identify several tens of events corresponding to the deexcitation of the Hoyle state of $^{12}$C which fulfill the condition.
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Submitted on : Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 8:45:18 AM
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• HAL Id : in2p3-00474410, version 1
• ARXIV : 1004.3234

### Citation

Ad.R. Raduta, B. Borderie, E. Geraci, N. Le Neindre, P. Napolitani, et al.. Alpha-particle condensation in excited 12C. 2010. ⟨in2p3-00474410⟩

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