Published January 13, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

N=14 Shell Closure in 22O Viewed through a Neutron Sensitive Probe

  • 1. Institut de Physique Nucleaire, IN2P3-CNRS, 91406 Orsay (France)
  • 2. DPTA/SPN-CEA Bruyeres, 91680 Bruyeres-le-Chatel Cedex 12 (France)
  • 3. GANIL (CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3), B.P. 5027, 14076 Caen Cedex (France)
  • 4. SPhN, DAPNIA, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex (France)

Description

To investigate the behavior of the N=14 neutron gap far from stability with a neutron-sensitive probe, proton elastic and 21+ inelastic scattering angular distributions for the neutron-rich nucleus 22O were measured using the MUr a STrip detector array at the Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds facility. A deformation parameter βp,p'=0.26±0.04 is obtained for the 21+ state, much lower than in 20O, showing a weak neutron contribution to this state. A microscopic analysis was performed using matter and transition densities generated by continuum Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov and quasiparticle random phase approximation calculations, respectively. The ratio of neutron to proton contributions to the 21+ state is found close to the N/Z ratio, demonstrating a strong N=14 shell closure in the vicinity of the neutron drip line

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
96
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 012501-012501.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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(c) 2006 The American Physical Society