Few-body decay and recombination in nuclear astrophysics
arXiv:1009.5895 · doi:10.1007/s00601-010-0136-2
Abstract
Three-body continuum problems are investigated for light nuclei of astrophysical relevance. We focus on three-body decays of resonances or recombination via resonances or the continuum background. The concepts of widths, decay mechanisms and dynamic evolution are discussed. We also discuss results for the triple $α$ decay in connection with $2^+$ resonances and density and temperature dependence rates of recombination into light nuclei from $α$-particles and neutrons.
9 pages, 8 figures. Proceedings of the 21st European Few Body Conference held in Salamanca (Spain) in August-September 2010