Study of Be-10 and C-16 cluster structure by means of breakup reactions

The study of cluster structures in nuclei far from stability represents a valid tool to explore the nuclear force in few-body systems. In this paper we discuss a new experimental investigation of the structure of Be-10 and C-16 nuclei by means of projectile sequential break-up reactions induced on CH2 target at intermediate-energies. Their spectroscopy is obtained via a relative energy analysis of break-up fragments with the CHIMERA multi-detector. From He-4+He-6 correlations we suggest the presence of a new state at about 13.5MeV in Be-10. The inspection of He-6+Be-10 break-up channel reveals the existence of a possible high-lying excited state at 20.6MeV in C-16. Finally, new perspectives concerning the improvement of the present results are discussed.