Abstract
Coulomb excitation of the exotic neutron-rich nucleus 26Ne on a 208Pb target was measured at 58 A.MeV in order to search for low-lying E1 strength above the neutron emission threshold. The radioactive beam was produced by fragmentation of a 95 A.MeV Ar beam delivered by the RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility. The set-up included a NaI(Tl) gamma-ray array, a charged fragment hodoscope and a neutron wall. Using the invariant mass method in the 25Ne+n channel, we observe by multipole decomposition a sizable amount of E1 strength between 6 and 10 MeV excitation energy. For the first time, the decay pattern of low-lying strength in a neutron-rich nucleus is measured.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2050-2055 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Modern Physics E |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)