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Experimental Evidence of Core Modification in the Near Drip-Line Nucleus [Formula presented]

  • Rituparna Kanungo
  • , Masami Chiba
  • , Naohito Iwasa
  • , Shunji Nishimura
  • , Akira Ozawa
  • , Chhanda Samanta
  • , Toshimi Suda
  • , Takeshi Suzuki
  • , Takayuki Yamaguchi
  • , Tao Zheng
  • , Isao Tanihata
  • RIKEN
  • Tohoku University
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
  • Niigata University

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Abstract

The longitudinal momentum [Formula presented] distributions of one- and two-neutron removal fragments ([Formula presented]) of [Formula presented] from the reaction with a C target at 72 [Formula presented] MeV have been measured for the first time using a new direct time-of-flight method with nearly full acceptance for the breakup fragments. The unexpectedly narrow width of [Formula presented] ([Formula presented] in FWHM) is consistent with two neutrons occupying the [Formula presented] orbital in [Formula presented]. This indicates modification of core ([Formula presented]) structure for neutron halolike [Formula presented] shell nuclei near the drip line. This also suggests the lowering of the s orbital providing a justification for the [Formula presented] magic number.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume88
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

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