https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2018-12489-2
Review
Structure of exotic light nuclei: Z = 2, 3, 4
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA
* e-mail: fortune@physics.upenn.edu
Received:
4
December
2017
Accepted:
23
February
2018
Published online:
28
March
2018
I examine the history and current state of knowledge of the structure of so-called “exotic” light nuclei with Z=2-4, from 7He to 16Be . I review the available experimental information and the models that have been applied to these nuclei. I pay particular attention to the interplay among energies, widths (or strengths), and microscopic structure. Throughout the presentation, I focus on a unified description of these nuclei. I point out contradictions within the data, and I suggest experiments that are still needed.
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