Abstract
The unbound hydrogen isotopes 4,5H have been studied in the one-proton knockout channel of 6He (240 MeV/u) impinging on a carbon target. The triton fragments originating from this channel were detected in coincidence with neutrons. Relative energy spectra as well as energy and angular correlations have been studied for the t+ n and t+ n+ n systems. The analysis of the energy and angular correlations by the method of hyperspherical harmonic expansion allows to determine the relative weights of the most relevant partial waves in the three-body t+ n+ n final state. It is shown that the neutrons to a large extent occupy the p-shell and that the I π =1/2 + state is strongly populated as expected for the 5H ground state. No evidence for a narrow resonance in the t+ n+ n system is obtained, instead a broad structure peaked at 3 MeV above the threshold with about 6 MeV as a full width at half maximum is observed. The two-body t+ n system reveals a resonance compatible with earlier results for 4H.
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