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Matter radii of Na and Mg isotopes

  • T. Suzuki*
  • , H. Geissel
  • , O. Bochkarev
  • , L. Chulkov
  • , M. Golovkov
  • , D. Hirata
  • , H. Irnich
  • , Z. Janas
  • , H. Keller
  • , T. Kobayashi
  • , G. Kraus
  • , G. Muenzenberg
  • , S. Neumaier
  • , F. Nickel
  • , A. Ozawa
  • , A. Piechaczeck
  • , E. Roeckl
  • , W. Schwab
  • , K. Suemmerer
  • , K. Yoshida
  • I. Tanihata
*Corresponding author for this work
  • RIKEN
  • GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
  • Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
  • Justus Liebig University Giessen
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt

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Abstract

The interaction cross sections (σ1) of ANa (A= 20-23, 25-32) and AMg (A= 20, 22-25, 27, 29-33) on a carbon target have been measured at a beam energy of around 950 A MeV. The effective root-mean-square matter radii of these isotopes were deduced from σ1 by a Glauber-type calculation. Combining the isotope-shift data with the present Na data the radii of neutrons have been compared with those of protons for the first time along a chain of stable and unstable isotopes. A monotonic increase in the neutron skin thickness has been observed as the neutron number increases in Na isotopes. The Mg data are also consistent with the claim that the formation of a neutron/proton skin is a universal feature in β-unstable nuclei.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)286-292
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume616
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Apr 1997
Externally publishedYes

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