Tidal effects and the Proximity decay of nuclei
  We examine the decay of the 3.03 MeV state of $^8$Be evaporated from an excited projectile-like fragment following a peripheral heavy-ion collision. The relative energy of the daughter $\alpha$ particles exhibits a dependence on the decay angle of the $^8$Be$^*$, indicative of a tidal effect. Comparison of the measured tidal effect with a purely Coulomb model suggests the influence of a measurable nuclear proximity interaction. 
A.B. McIntosh, S. Hudan, C.J. Metelko, R.T. de Souza, R.J. Charity,   L.G. Sobotka, W.G. Lynch, M.B. Tsang