Proton decay of {sup 18}Ne states populated in the {sup 14}O+{alpha} resonance interaction

Single and double proton emissions in the {sup 14}O+{sup 4}He interaction were observed with the thick target inverse kinematic method at initial energy for {sup 14}O at 32.7 MeV. It was found that the protons mainly originate from the resonance excitation of states in {sup 18}Ne. The decay of a state in {sup 18}Ne at E{sub ex} = 8.45 MeV demonstrates the features of a decay by a correlated proton pair.