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Resonance photoproduction of pionic atoms at the proposed Gamma Factory

Dmitry BudkerJunlan JinVictor V. Flambaum

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Physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNuclear TheoryResonanceApprox7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsPion0103 physical sciencesBound stateCoulombPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsProduction (computer science)Physics::Atomic PhysicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsNuclear theory

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We present a possibility of direct resonance production of pionic atoms (Coulomb bound states of a negative pion and a nucleus) with a rate of up to $\ensuremath{\approx}{10}^{10}$ per second using the gamma-ray beams from the Gamma Factory.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.103.054603