Published May 29, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Measurement of 16O(γ,n)15O at medium energies

  • 1. Department of Physics, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504
  • 2. Bates Linear Accelerator Center, Laboratory for Nuclear Science Department of Physics, M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (USA)

Description

Exclusive differential cross sections for the 16O(γ,n)15O process have been measured for E/sub γ/=150, 200, and 250 MeV and θ/sub L/=49 degree, 59 degree, and 88 degree. This measurement is the first of its type to be reported for the energy region above the pion production threshold. An uncollimated bremsstrahlung beam was incident on an H2O target, and neutrons were measured with a recoil proton spectrometer with resolution sufficient to identify the residual 15O ground state. The results are compared to (γ,p) data and to calculations including effects from meson exchange currents

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
62
Journal Issue
22
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
2593-2596
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA