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μeV-deep neutron bound states in nanocrystals
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Authors: Hao Tang, Guoqing Wang, Paola Cappellaro, Ju Li
Year
2023
Paper ID
56193
Status
Preprint
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The nuclear strong force induces the widely studied neutron scattering states and MeV-energy nuclear bound states. Whether this same interaction could lead to low-energy bound states for a neutron in the nuclear force field of a cluster of nuclei is an open question. Here, we computationally demonstrate the existence of -μeV-level neutronic bound states originating from nuclear interaction in nanocrystals with a spatial extent of tens of nanometers. These negative-energy neutron wavefunctions depend on the size, dimension, and nuclear spin polarization of the nanoparticles, providing engineering degrees of freedom for the artificial neutronic "molecule".
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