Tomomi Kawahara

Analyzing power in elastic scattering of 6He from a polarized proton target at 71 MeV/nucleon

The vector analyzing power has been measured for the elastic scattering of neutron-rich {sup 6}He from polarized protons at 71 MeV/nucleon making use of a newly constructed solid polarized proton target operated in a low magnetic field and at high temperature. Two approaches based on local one-body potentials were applied to investigate the spin-orbit interaction between a proton and a {sup 6}He nucleus. An optical model analysis revealed that the spin-orbit potential for {sup 6}He is characterized by a shallow and long-ranged shape compared with the global systematics of stable nuclei. A semimicroscopic analysis with an {alpha}+n+n cluster folding model suggests that the interaction between a proton and the {alpha} core is essentially important in describing the p+{sup 6}He elastic scattering. The data are also compared with fully microscopic analyses using nonlocal optical potentials based on nucleon-nucleon g matrices.

Analyzing power for proton elastic scattering from the neutron-rich He6 nucleus

Vector analyzing power for the proton-{sup 6}He elastic scattering at 71 MeV/nucleon has been measured for the first time, with a newly developed polarized proton solid target, which works at a low magnetic field of 0.09 T. The results are found to be incompatible with a t-matrix folding model prediction. Comparisons of the data with g-matrix folding analyses clearly show that the vector analyzing power is sensitive to the nuclear structure model used in the reaction analysis. The {alpha}-core distribution in {sup 6}He is suggested to be a possible key for understanding the nuclear structure sensitivity.

Shallow and diffuse spin-orbit potential for proton elastic scattering from neutron-rich helium isotopes at 71 MeV/nucleon

Vector analyzing powers for proton elastic scattering from 8He at 71 MeV/nucleon have been measured using a solid polarized proton target operated in a low magnetic field of 0.1 T. The spin-orbit potential obtained from a phenomenological optical model analysis is found to be significantly shallower and more diffuse than the global systematics of stable nuclei, which is an indication that the spin-orbit potential is modified for scattering involving neutron-rich nuclei. A close similarity between the matter radius and the root-mean-square radius of the spin-orbit potential is also identified.

Kinetic Parameters of Photo-Excited Triplet State of Pentacene Determined by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

The lifetimes and spin–lattice relaxation time of photo-excited triplet electron of pentacene doped in p-terphenyl at room temperature have been investigated. Values of spin–lattice relaxation time previously reported in ESR studies are inconsistent with each other. In this paper, we determined these time constants based on proton signals enhanced by dynamic nuclear polarization using the electrons (Triplet-DNP). The combined analysis of dependences of proton signal intensities on the delay time of polarization transfer and laser pulse structure allows us to disentangle contributions of the lifetimes and spin–lattice relaxation time. The lifetimes of triplet sublevels with ms = 0 and ±1 were determined to be 22.3 and 88 µs, respectively. The spin–lattice relaxation time was found to be longer than 300 µs, hence the time evolution of the electron population in the triplet state is governed by the lifetimes. It was also found that the proton signal enhancement is limited at a high repetition rate by the par...

Studies of Unstable Nuclei with Spin-Polarized Proton Target

Roles of spin-dependent interactions in unstable nuclei have been investigated via the direct reaction of radioactive ions with a solid spin-polarized proton target. The target has a unique advantage of a high polarization of 20–30% under low magnetic field of 0.1 T and at a high temperature of 100 K, which allow us to detect recoil protons with good angular resolution. Present status of on-going experimental studies at intermediate energies, such as proton elastic scattering and (p, 2p) knockout reaction, and new physics opportunities expected with low-energy RI beams are overviewed.

Elastic Scattering of Neutron-Rich Helium Isotopes from Polarized Protons at 71 MeV/A

The vector analyzing power has been measured for the elastic scattering of neutron-rich 6He and 8He from polarized protons at 71 MeV/A making use of a newly constructed solid polarized proton target operated in a low magnetic field of 0.1 T and at a relatively high temperature of 100 K. An optical model analysis revealed that the spin-orbit potentials for 6He and 8He are characterized by shallow and long-ranged shape compared with the global systematics of stable nuclei. Such a characteristics reflect a diffused density distribution of the neutron-rich isotopes.

Analyzing Power Measurement for Elastic Scattering of 6He on Polarized Protons

Vector analyzing power was measured for the proton elastic scattering on 6He at 71 MeV/u. We applied a solid polarized proton target, which was operated in a low magnetic field of 88 mT and at high temperature of 100 K, to a radioactive‐isotope beam experiment. Low energy recoil protons were successfully detected due to the modest operation conditions of the target. Selection of p+6He elastic scattering events was clearly carried out with detected protons. Absolute values of the analyzing power were determined for the first time.

Polarized Proton Target at High Temperature and Low Magnetic Field

Application of polarization proton scatterings to radioactive nuclear beam experiments is proposed. A polarized proton solid target which works at a high temperature of several tens of Kelvin and in a low magnetic field of ∼ 0.1 T is needed for the purpose. The proton polarization can be produced by transferring an electron population difference in photo‐excited triplet states of an aromatic molecule by means of a cross polarization technique. By using this method, we have constructed a polarized proton solid target specifically designed for use in radioactive nuclear beam experiments. The target has been used in the measurement of vector analyzing power for the p − 6He elastic scattering at 71 MeV/A.