Breakup reaction studies of 10Be and 10,11B using a 10Be beam

  • S. Ahmed
  • , M. Freer
  • , J. C. Angélique
  • , N. I. Ashwood
  • , V. Bouchat
  • , W. N. Catford
  • , N. M. Clarke
  • , N. Curtis
  • , F. Hanappe
  • , J. C. Lecouey
  • , F. M. Marqués
  • , T. Materna
  • , A. Ninane
  • , G. Normand
  • , N. A. Orr
  • , S. Pain
  • , N. Soić
  • , C. Timis
  • , A. Unshakova
  • , V. A. Ziman

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

33 Scopus citations

Abstract

The structure of 10Be has been investigated by inelastic scattering to states above the breakup threshold using the reaction 12C(10Be,10Be* → 6He+4/He)12C at Ebeam=302 MeV. Excited states in 10Be were observed at 9.6±0.1 and 10.2±0.1 MeV. No evidence was observed for the population of the 4 + member of the ground-state band of 10Be indicating the shell-model-like structure of the ground state. In addition, the decay of 8Be, 10B, and 11B, populated in the two-neutron, proton pickup, breakup and 1p pickup reactions, was reconstructed through the detection of coincident 4He+4He, 4He+6Li, and 4He+7Li particles. Cross sections for the formation of the 8Be, 9Be, 10B, and 11B were also deduced. Contrary to expectations, the two-neutron removal results in the production of 8Be predominantly (80%) in the first excited (2+) state. This suggests that dynamical excitations play an important role in the neutron removal process.

Original languageEnglish
Article number024303
Pages (from-to)243031-243039
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume69
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2004
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Breakup reaction studies of 10Be and 10,11B using a 10Be beam'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this