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Inverse-kinematics one-neutron pickup with fast rare-isotope beams
- Source :
- Phys.Rev.C83:054324,2011
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- New measurements and reaction model calculations are reported for single neutron pickup reactions onto a fast \nuc{22}{Mg} secondary beam at 84 MeV per nucleon. Measurements were made on both carbon and beryllium targets, having very different structures, allowing a first investigation of the likely nature of the pickup reaction mechanism. The measurements involve thick reaction targets and $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy of the projectile-like reaction residue for final-state resolution, that permit experiments with low incident beam rates compared to traditional low-energy transfer reactions. From measured longitudinal momentum distributions we show that the $\nuc{12}{C} (\nuc{22}{Mg},\nuc{23}{Mg}+\gamma)X$ reaction largely proceeds as a direct two-body reaction, the neutron transfer producing bound \nuc{11}{C} target residues. The corresponding reaction on the \nuc{9}{Be} target seems to largely leave the \nuc{8}{Be} residual nucleus unbound at excitation energies high in the continuum. We discuss the possible use of such fast-beam one-neutron pickup reactions to track single-particle strength in exotic nuclei, and also their expected sensitivity to neutron high-$\ell$ (intruder) states which are often direct indicators of shell evolution and the disappearance of magic numbers in the exotic regime.<br />Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures
- Subjects :
- Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys.Rev.C83:054324,2011
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1103.3849
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.83.054324