Probing the quadrupole transition strength of 15C via deuteron inelastic scattering

Autor: Chen, J., Kay, B. P., Tang, T. L., Tolstukhin, I. A., Hoffman, C. R., Li, H., Yin, P., Zhao, X., Maris, P., Vary, J. P., Li, G., Lou, J. L., Avila, M. L., Ayyad, Y., Bennett, S., Bazin, D., Clark, J. A., Freeman, S. J., Jayatissa, H., Müller-Gatermann, C., Munoz, A., Santiago-Gonzalez, D., Sharp, D. K., Wuosmaa, A. H., Yuan, C. X.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.106.064312
Popis: Deuteron elastic scattering from 15C and inelastic scattering reactions to the first excited state of 15C were studied using a radioactive beam of 15C in inverse kinematics. The scattered deuterons were measured using HELIOS. The elastic scattering differential cross sections were analyzed using the optical model. A matter deformation length {\delta}d = 1.04(11) fm has been extracted from the differential cross sections of inelastic scattering to the first excited state. The ratio of neutron and proton matrix elements Mn/Mp = 3.6(4) has been determined from this quadrupole transition. Neutron effective charges and core-polarization parameters of 15C were determined and discussed. Results from ab-initio no-core configuration interaction calculations were also compared with the experimental observations. This result supports a moderate core decoupling effect of the valence neutron in 15C similarly to its isotone 17O, in line with the interpretation of other neutron-rich carbon isotopes.
Databáze: arXiv