Cao Zhong-Xin

Elastic Scattering of 6He + p at 82.3 MeV/nucleon

Differential cross sections for the elastic scattering of halo nucleus 6He on proton target were measured at 82.3 MeV/u. The experimental results are well reproduced by optical model calculations using global potential KD02 with a reduction of the depth of real volume part by a factor of 0.7. A systematic analysis shows that this behavior might be related to the weakly bound property of unstable nuclei.

The β Decay of 21N

The β-delayed neutron and γ energy spectra taken from the decay of neutron-rich nucleus 21N were measured by using the β–γ and β – n coincidence detection method. Thirteen new neutron groups ranging from 0.28MeV to 4.98MeV and with a total branching ratio of 88.7 ± 4.2% were observed and presented. One γ transition with an energy of 1222keV emitted from the excited state of 21O, and four γ transitions with energies of 1674, 2397, 2780, and 3175keV emitted from the excited states of 20O were identified in the β decay chain of 21N. The β decay half-life for 21N is determined to be 82.9 ± 1.9 ms. The uncertainty of half-life is much smaller than the previous result.

Recoiled Proton Tagged Knockout Reaction for 8He

An experiment for knockout reaction induced by 8He beam at 82.5 MeV/nucleon on CH2 and C targets was carried out. The 6He and 4He core fragments at forward angles and the recoiled protons at large angles were detected coincidently. From this exclusive measurement the valence nucleon knockout mechanism and the core knockout mechanism are separated, which can be applied to the exclusive spectroscopic study on the structure of exotic nuclei.

New Measurements for 8He Excited States

Breakup reactions of the double borromean nucleus 8He were measured at 82.3 MeV/u on CH2 and C targets. The coincident detection of two decaying neutrons and the high performance for neutron cross talk rejection are realized in this experiment. The relative energy spectrum for 8He was reconstructed with good statistics. The spectrum exhibits a structure of two resonant peaks, one at an excitation energy of about 3.0 and the other at about 4.14 MeV, respectively. Substantially larger cross section for the first resonance is observed in comparison to the results reported previously.

Knockout reaction induced by 6He at 61.2 MeV/u

A knockout reaction induced by 6He at 61.2 MeV/u was carried out at the HIRFL-RIBLL radioactive beam line. The α core fragments at forward angles were detected in coincidence with the recoiled protons at large angles. From this coincident measurement the valence nucleon knockout mechanism and the core knockout mechanism can be separated according to the polar angle correlation between the core fragments and the recoiled protons. It is demonstrated that, when reconstructing the resonant state of a weakly bound nucleus, the contamination resulting from the core knockout mechanism should be eliminated in order to obtain the correct structure information.

Quasi-Elastic Scattering of 16C from 12C at 47.5 MeV/Nucleon

Differential cross sections for the quasi-elastic scattering of C-16 at 47.5 MeV/nucleon from C-12 target are measured. Coupled-channels calculations are carried out and the optical potential parameters are obtained by fitting the experimental angular distribution.

Monte Carlo simulation of the property of a scintillation bar in the multi-neutron correlation spectrometer

To perform a kinematically complete measurement of the dissociation reaction for neutron-rich nuclei, a multi-neutron correlation spectrometer is proposed at Peking University. A Monte Carlo simulation code based on GEANT4 is developed for a single scintillation bar which processes not only the energy deposition but also the light propagation in the scintillator and the light collection and conversion to signal at the end of the bar in a realistic way. The simulating method is described in detail in this paper, and the timing and position resolutions and detector efficiency are studied based on the simulation and compared with the experimental results. A new method of crosstalk rejection has been demonstrated to be important for the design of the whole spectrometer.

Studies on the exotic structure of neutron-rich nuclei via direct reactions

Direct reaction is particularly useful in studying the nuclear structure of neutron-rich nuclei. By the use of the recoiled proton tagging technique, knockout reaction was developed into a clean spectroscopic probe and was applied to the study of the exotic structures of 6He and 8He. The most accurate parameters and related spectroscopic factor was obtained for the ground state of 7He. The Multi-neutron detection technique was also implemented, with which the resonant states of 8He and the corresponding neutron-neutron correlation function were measured. The cluster structure of 12Be was studied via inelastic excitation followed by coincidently recording the decay products, and molecular-like resonant states were observed for α -8He and 6He-6He decaying channels. These states are part of the molecular rotational bands and therefore clearly support the highly clustering structure of 12Be.

Experimental Study of Two-Neutron Correlation in 8He+

A neutron detector array was used in a breakup reaction experiment at RIKEN with an 82.5 MeV/u 8He beam impinging on the CH2 and C targets. The array was calibrated using the cosmic ray, the γ ray from the 6He+Pb reaction and the mono-energetic neutrons from the 7Li(p, n)7Be(g.s.+0.43 MeV) reaction. The position resolution, timing resolution and neutron detection efficiency were obtained accordingly. Cross-talk rejection conditions were developed based on analysis of the data taken from the 7Li(p, n)7Be(g.s.+0.43 MeV) test experiment, and finally a preliminary two-neutron correlation function for the 8He breakup reaction was investigated.

Knockout Reaction Mechanism for 6 He

A knockout reaction experiment was carried out by using the 6He beam at 82.5 MeV/nucleon impinging on CH2 and C targets. The α core fragments at forward angles were detected in coincidence with the recoiled protons at larger angles. From this exclusive measurement the valence nucleon knockout mechanism and the core knockout mechanism are separated. This study provides a basis for the exclusive spectroscopic investigation of the exotic nuclei.