Published September 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of a two-proton halo in 17Ne

  • 1. RIKEN, Wako-shi, Saitama (Japan)
  • 2. Cairo University, Department of Physics, Giza (Egypt)
  • 3. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (United States)
  • 4. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata (India)
  • 5. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanghai Institute of Nuclear Research, Shanghai (China)
  • 6. Tohoku University, Department of Physics, Miyagi (Japan)
  • 7. Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Department of Electric, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Nagasaki (Japan)
  • 8. University of Tsukuba, Institute of Physics, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 9. Saitama University, Department of Physics, Saitama (Japan)
  • 10. Peking University, Department of Technical Physics, Beijing (China)

Description

The measurement of longitudinal momentum distribution for two-proton removal from the proton-drip line nucleus 17Ne with a Be target at 64 A MeV is reported. The observed narrow momentum distribution and the large interaction cross-section suggests the formation of a two-proton halo. The data analyzed within the Few-body Glauber model suggests a significant probability of the two valence protons to abnormally occupy the 2s1/2 orbit, indicating its lowering in proton-rich nuclei. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjad/i2005-06-184-y

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Physical Journal. A
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
Suppl.1
Journal Page Range
p. 327-330
ISSN
1434-6001

Conference

Title
4. international conference on exotic nuclei and atomic masses
Acronym
ENAM '04
Dates
12-16 Sep 2004
Place
Pine Mountain, GA (United States)