Published September 13, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Enhanced collectivity in 74Ni

  • 1. RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501 (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
  • 4. National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1321 (United States)
  • 5. Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Oh-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551 (Japan)
  • 6. Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047 (Japan)
  • 7. Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 (Japan)

Description

The neutron-rich nucleus 74Ni was studied with inverse-kinematics inelastic proton scattering using a 74Ni radioactive beam incident on a liquid hydrogen target at a center-of-mass energy of 80 MeV. From the measured de-excitation γ rays, the population of the first 2+ state was quantified. The angle-integrated excitation cross section was determined to be 14(4) mb. A deformation length of δ=1.04(16) fm was extracted in comparison with distorted wave theory, which suggests that the enhancement of collectivity established for 70Ni continues up to 74Ni. A comparison with results of shell model and quasi-particle random phase approximation calculations indicates that the magic character of Z=28 or N=50 is weakened in 74Ni.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.07.052

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2010.07.052;
arXiv
arXiv:1008.0477v1;
PII
S0370-2693(10)00904-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
692
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 302-306
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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