Calculations of radiative capture and pair production for the <sup>8</sup>Be composite system

ORAL

Abstract

Through first-principles calculations of 7Li(p, γ)8Be and 7Li(p, e+e-)8Be capture, we examine the nuclear processes related to the ATOMKI anomaly (which posits the existence of a new boson with a mass of 17 MeV). We calculate the energy and decay of the relevant 1+ resonances in 8Be.

We apply the no-core shell model with continuum technique to investigate reactions involving both p+7Li and n+7Be with 8Be as the composite system. This method enables accurate description of both bound states and the continuum using chiral nucleon-nucleon and three-nucleon forces as input. We report phase-shifts and cross-sections for a suite of scattering and reaction processes.

*Supported by the NSERC grants No. SAPIN-2016-00033 and No. PGSD3-535536-2019. TRIUMF receives federal funding via acontribution agreement with the National Research Council of Canada.

Presenters

  • Peter H Gysbers

    • University of British Columbia / TRIUMF
    • UBC/TRIUMF

Authors

  • Peter H Gysbers

    • University of British Columbia / TRIUMF
    • UBC/TRIUMF
  • Petr Navratil

    • TRIUMF
  • Sofia Quaglioni

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
  • Konstantinos Kravvaris

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
  • Guillaume Hupin

    • IJCLab