Quenching of Single-Particle Strength in A=15 Nuclei

B. P. Kay, T. L. Tang, I. A. Tolstukhin, G. B. Roderick, A. J. Mitchell, Y. Ayyad, S. A. Bennett, J. Chen, K. A. Chipps, H. L. Crawford, S. J. Freeman, K. Garrett, M. D. Gott, M. R. Hall, C. R. Hoffman, H. Jayatissa, A. O. Macchiavelli, P. T. Macgregor, D. K. Sharp, G. L. Wilson

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    Abstract

    Absolute cross sections for the addition of s- and d-wave neutrons to C14 and N14 have been determined simultaneously via the (d,p) reaction at 10 MeV/u. The difference between the neutron and proton separation energies, ΔS, is around -20 MeV for the C14+n system and +8 MeV for N14+n. The population of the 1s1/2 and 0d5/2 orbitals for both systems is reduced by a factor of approximately 0.5 compared with the independent single-particle model, or about 0.6 when compared with the shell model. This finding strongly contrasts with results deduced from intermediate-energy knockout reactions between similar nuclei on targets of Be9 and C12. The simultaneous technique used removes many systematic uncertainties.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number152501
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume129
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Oct 2022

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