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Title: Ground-state properties of H 5 from the He 6 ( d , He 3 ) H 5 reaction

Journal Article · · Physical Review C

We have studied the ground state of the unbound, very neutron-rich isotope of hydrogen 5H, using the 6He(d,3He)5H reaction in inverse kinematics at a bombarding energy of E(6He)=55A MeV. The present results suggest a ground-state resonance energy ER=2.4±0.3 MeV above the 3H+2n threshold, with an intrinsic width of Γ=5.3±0.4 MeV in the 5H system. Both the resonance energy and width are higher than those reported in some, but not all previous studies of 5H. The previously unreported 6He(d,t)5Heg.s. reaction is observed in the same measurement, providing a check on the understanding of the response of the apparatus. The data are compared to expectations from direct two-neutron and dineutron decay. The possibility of excited states of 5H populated in this reaction is discussed using different calculations of the 6He→5H+p spectroscopic overlaps from shell-model and ab initio nuclear-structure calculations.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science - Office of Nuclear Physics
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1371922
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Vol. 95, Issue 1; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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