4n contributions in populating unbound $^{10}$He from $^{14}$Be

ORAL

Abstract

The ground state resonance of $^{10}$He was recently measured from the decay energy of the 3-body system $^{8}$He+n+n, and found to be at E=1.6(25) MeV with $\Gamma$ = 1.8(4) MeV. The possibility of contributions from the emission of 4 neutrons has been considered, and higher order 4 and 5-body decay energy spectra were examined. Results show that it is necessary to account for 4n emission in the 2p2n removal reaction $^{14}$Be(-2p2n)$^{10}$He. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations were performed to simulate the emission of 2 non-resonant neutrons followed by the 2n decay of $^{10}$He. Using GEANT4 and MENATE\_R, the efficiency, resolution and acceptances of MoNA (Modular Neutron Array) were incorporated into the simulations. The inclusion of 4n emission allows the simultaneous fitting of the 2 and 3-body decay spectra while reproducing the experimentally observed 4 and 5-body spectra in addition to reproducing the observed multiplicity distribution.

Authors

  • Michael Jones

    • NSCL/MSU
  • Zach Kohley

    • NSCL/MSU
  • Jesse Snyder

    • NSCL/MSU
  • Thomas Baumann

    • NSCL/MSU
  • Jenna Smith

    • NSCL/MSU
  • Artemis Spyrou

    • NSCL/MSU
  • Michael Thoennessen

    • NSCL/MSU