The quantification of pairing interaction in a two-neutron transfer through the intermediary continuum

Abstract

An unbound intermediate system (A+1) with the presence of a resonance, can aid in the pairing enhancement in a two-neutron transfer reaction from a bound system A to another bound system (A+2). This enhancement is a consequence of the constructive interference via the several reaction channels available in the (A+1) system. We test this feature through our study in 6He, modeled as two neutrons in the orbitals of an intermediate 5He nucleus. Weighing up the natural case of an unbound 5He with a hypothetically bound 5He, we find that the inclusion of a properly modeled continuum favours the pairing correlations leading to enhanced two-neutron transfer cross-sections.