Real-time decay dynamics of the low-lying $1/2^+$ state in $^9$Be: Signatures of virtual-state behavior
The low-lying $1/2^+$ state of $^9$Be has been interpreted either as a near-threshold resonance or as an $^8$Be+$n$ virtual state. Because both pictures can produce a pronounced threshold enhancement, its nature is difficult to determine from energy-domain observables alone. We investigate the low-lying $1/2^+$ state t...