P. Walden

Measurement of two-halo neutron transfer reaction p(

The p(\nuc{11}{Li},\nuc{9}{Li})t reaction has been studied for the first time at an incident energy of 3

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MeV delivered by the new ISAC-2 facility at TRIUMF. An active target detector MAYA, build at GANIL, was used for the measurement. The differential cross sectionshave been determined for transitions to the \nuc{9}{Li} ground andthe first excited states in a wide range of scattering angles. Multistep transfer calculations using different \nuc{11}{Li} model wave functions, shows that wave functions with strong correlations between the halo neutrons are the most successful in reproducing the observation.

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The p(\nuc{11}{Li},\nuc{9}{Li})t reaction has been studied for the first time at an incident energy of 3

Li)t at 3

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MeV delivered by the new ISAC-2 facility at TRIUMF. An active target detector MAYA, build at GANIL, was used for the measurement. The differential cross sectionshave been determined for transitions to the \nuc{9}{Li} ground andthe first excited states in a wide range of scattering angles. Multistep transfer calculations using different \nuc{11}{Li} model wave functions, shows that wave functions with strong correlations between the halo neutrons are the most successful in reproducing the observation.

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The Doppler-shift attenuation method was applied to measure the lifetime of the 4.03 MeV state in {sup 19}Ne. By utilizing a {sup 3}He-implanted Au foil as a target, the state was populated using the {sup 20}Ne({sup 3}He, {alpha}){sup 19}Ne reaction in inverse kinematics at a {sup 20}Ne beam energy of 34 MeV. De-excitation {gamma} rays were detected in coincidence with {alpha} particles. At the 1{sigma} level, the lifetime was determined to be 11{sub -3}{sup +4} fs and at the 95.45% confidence level the lifetime is 11{sub -7}{sup +8} fs.

Measurement of the Two-Halo Neutron Transfer ReactionH1(Li11,Li9)H3at3AMeV

The 15 O(α, γ) 19 Ne reaction plays a role in the ignition of type I x-ray bursts on accreting neutron stars. The lifetimes of states in 19 Ne above the 15 O+α threshold of 3.53 MeV are important inputs to calculations of the astrophysical reaction rate. These levels in 19 Ne were populated in the 3 He( 20 Ne , α) 19 Ne reaction at a 20 Ne beam energy of 34 MeV. The lifetimes of six states above the threshold were measured with the Doppler-shift attenuation method. The present measurements agree with previous determinations of the lifetimes of these states and in some cases are considerably more precise.

Lifetime of 19 Ne * (4.03 MeV)

Abstract The energy dependence of the scintillation response (light output) of plastic scintillator BC400 has been investigated for protons in the energy region of 60 to 220 MeV. In this region the scintillation exhibits a linear response, as well as a noticeable difference in the light output between stopping and passing-through (transmission) protons. A comparison between our results and theoretical calculations is presented. Losses due to edge effects have been separated from losses due to the bona-fide reaction of protons in the scintillator with the aid of multi wire proportional chamber (MWPC) trajectory information. The number of events associated with reaction losses was found to range from 10% to 25% of the total number of events, depending on the incident proton kinetic energy.

Lifetimes of states in 19Ne above the 15O+α breakup threshold

Abstract The absolute differential cross section for proton-proton elastic scattering has been measured at 90° c.m. for 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500 MeV. The statistical uncertainty of the measurements is 0.5% with an additional systematic normalization uncertainty of 1.8%. The results are compared to phase-shift analyses.