Quest for superradiance in atomic nuclei

Studies of light nuclei offer a possibility to explore physics of unstable quantum many-body systems. The manybody complexity, onset of collective behavior, and clustering aspects are all influenced by the coupling to the continuum of scattering states. This coupling and the interaction of overlapping resonances that follows, modify the structure leading to the redistribution of decay strength. This phenomenon, also known as superradiance, is closely related to the conservation of probability in reaction processes. In this presentation we discuss some aspects of superradiance targeting its manifestations in nuclear physics and the role that it plays in nuclear clustering. We present select experimental data highlighting the phenomenon.