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Joakim

Joakim Cederkäll

Professor

Joakim

Probing proton halo effects in the 8B+64Zn collision around the Coulomb barrier

Author

  • R. Spartà
  • A. Di Pietro
  • P. Figuera
  • O. Tengblad
  • A. M. Moro
  • I. Martel
  • J. P. Fernández-García
  • Jin Lei
  • L. Acosta
  • M. J. Borge
  • G. Bruni
  • J. Cederkäll
  • T. Davinson
  • J. D. Ovejas
  • L. M. Fraile
  • D. Galaviz
  • J. Halkjaer Jensen
  • B. Jonson
  • M. La Cognata
  • A. Perea
  • A. M. Sánchez-Benítez
  • N. Soić
  • S. Viñals
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Summary, in English

Proton halo effects in the 8B+64Zn reaction at an energy around 1.5 times the Coulomb barrier have been studied at HIE-ISOLDE CERN using, for the first time, the only existing postaccelerated 8B beam. This, together with the use of a high granularity and large solid angle detection system, allowed for a careful mapping of the elastic angular distribution, especially in the Coulomb-nuclear interference region. Contrary to what is observed for the one-neutron halo nucleus 11Be on the same target in a similar energy range, the analysis of the elastic scattering angular distribution shows only a modest suppression of the Coulomb-nuclear interference peak, with no remarkable enhancement of the total reaction cross-section. Inclusive angular and energy distributions of 7Be produced in direct reaction processes have also been measured. The comparison of these data with the results of theoretical calculations for the elastic and non-elastic breakup contributions indicate that both processes are important. Overall, the experimental data suggest a 8B collision dynamics at the barrier very different from the one of neutron halo nuclei, showing only modest effects of coupling to continuum. This behaviour can be interpreted as due to the presence of the additional Coulomb interactions halo-core and halo-target together with the presence of the centrifugal barrier felt by the valence proton of 8B.

Department/s

  • Nuclear physics

Publishing year

2021-09-10

Language

English

Publication/Series

Physics Letters B

Volume

820

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Physical Sciences

Keywords

  • Breakup
  • Elastic scattering
  • Halo nuclei

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0370-2693