Be 8 + Be 8 and C 12 + α breakup states in O 16 populated via the C 13 (He 4,4α)n reaction

  • N. Curtis
  • , S. Almaraz-Calderon
  • , A. Aprahamian
  • , N. I. Ashwood
  • , M. Barr
  • , B. Bucher
  • , P. Copp
  • , M. Couder
  • , X. Fang
  • , M. Freer
  • , G. Goldring
  • , F. Jung
  • , S. R. Lesher
  • , W. Lu
  • , J. D. Malcolm
  • , A. Roberts
  • , W. P. Tan
  • , C. Wheldon
  • , V. A. Ziman

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Abstract

The C13(He4,4α)n breakup reaction has been studied at beam energies of 27.0, 27.5, and 28.0 MeV. A comparison with previous measurements of the C12(He4,Be8)Be8 excitation function and C12(O16,4α)C12 breakup channel suggests the Begs8+Begs8 decay of O16 is observed from a possible 2+ state at 17.3±0.2 MeV, a 4+ state at 18.0±0.2 MeV, a 2+ or 4+ state at 19.4±0.2 MeV, and a 4+ or 6+ state at 21.0±0.2 MeV. The 2+ or 4+ assignment for the (19.4±0.2)-MeV state appears to be supported by the relative cross sections expected for resonant and sequential breakup reactions.
Original languageEnglish
Article number034313
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume94
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 13 2016

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