A doorway to Borromean halo nuclei: the Samba configuration

Abstract

We exploit the possibility of new configurations in three-body halo nuclei - Samba type - (the neutron-core form a bound system) as a doorway to Borromean systems. The nuclei ${}^{12}$Be, ${}^{15}$B, ${}^{23}$N and ${}^{27}$F are of such nature, in particular ${}^{23}$N with a half-life of 37.7 s and a halo radius of 6.07 fm is an excellent example of Samba-halo configuration. The fusion below the barrier of the Samba halo nuclei with heavy targets could reveal the so far elusive enhancement and a dominance of one-neutron over two-neutron transfers, in contrast to what was found recently for the Borromean halo nucleus ${}^6$He + ${}^{238}$U.

Comments: Accepted for publication in Modern Physics Letters A