The Halo of 14Be
/ Authors
M. Labiche, N. Orr, F. M. Marqués, J. Angelique, L. Axelsson, B. Benoit, U. Bergmann, M. Borge, W. Catford, S. Chappell
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N. Clarke, G. Costa, N. Curtis, A. D’Arrigo, E. Brennand, O. Dorvaux, G. Fazio, M. Freer, B. Fulton, G. Giardina, S. Grévy, D. Guillemaud-Mueller, F. Hanappe, B. Jones, B. Jonson, C. Brun, S. Leenhardt, M. Lewitowicz, M. J. López, K. Markenroth, A. Mueller, T. Nilsson, A. Ninane, G. Nyman, F. Oliveira, I. Piqueras, K. Riisager, M. Laurent, F. Sarazin, S. Singer, O. Sorlin, L. Stuttgé
/ Abstract
The two-neutron halo nucleus 14Be has been investigated in a kinematically complete measurement of the fragments (12Be and neutrons) produced in dissociation at 35 MeV/nucleon on C and Pb targets. Two-neutron removal cross-sections, neutron angular distributions and invariant mass spectra characteristic of a halo were observed and the electromagnetic (EMD) contributions deduced. Comparison with three-body model predictions indicate that the halo wavefunction contains a large 2s1/2^2 admixture. The EMD invariant mass spectrum exhibited a relatively narrow structure near threshold (Edecay=1.8+/-0.1 MeV, Gamma = 0.8+/-0.4 MeV) consistent with a soft-dipole excitation.
Journal: arXiv: Nuclear Experiment