Published June 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Search for a 7-α chain state

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Keble Road, Oxford OX13RH (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of York, York, YO15DD (United Kingdom)
  • 3. School of Physics and Space Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B152TT (United Kingdom)
  • 4. Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU25XH (United Kingdom)
  • 5. Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences, The Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2601 (Australia)

Description

The reaction 12C(16O,7α) has been studied over the center-of-mass energy range from 37.7 MeV to 51.4 MeV, in a search for evidence for a 7-α chain state in 28Si. The yields of the 12C(02+)-12C(02+)-α and 12C(02+)-8Be-8Be final states agree broadly with previous measurements but contain no structure, indicating that a 28Si chain state is probably not being observed. The yields for the inelastic scattering reaction 12C+16O decaying to other excited states in 12C and 16O have also been studied. They also contain no gross structure

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 3500-3503.
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN