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Quantum entanglement in nuclear Cooper-pair tunneling with <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math> rays

G. Potel, F. Barranco, E. Vigezzi, Ricardo A. Broglia

2021Physical review. C23 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

A new analysis of heavy-ion collision experiments uncovers evidence that two colliding nuclei behave like a Josephson junction---a device in which Cooper pairs tunnel through a barrier between two superfluids.

Topics & Concepts

Quantum tunnellingPhysicsCooper pairSuperfluidityQuantum entanglementJosephson effectQuantumQuantum mechanicsMathematical physicsSuperconductivityCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamicsAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research