Angular correlation measurements for the α+6He decay of10Be

N. Curtis*, N. I. Ashwood, N. M. Clarke, M. Freer, C. J. Metelko, N. Soić, W. N. Catford, D. Mahboub, S. Pain, D. C. Weisser

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    Abstract

    The α+6He decay of 10Be has been studied via the 7Li(7Li,α6He)α reaction at 58 MeV. The excitation energy of the 10Be nucleus was determined following the coincident detection of the α and 6He decay products. A study of the fragment angular correlations has provided a spin assignment consistent with the previously reported value of 3- for the 10.15 MeV state in 10Be. A tentative assignment of (4 +), 6+ is proposed for the 11.76 MeV state.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number014305
    Pages (from-to)014305-1-014305-5
    JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
    Volume70
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2004

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