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Title: Reexamination of the energy levels of {sup 15}F by {sup 14}O+{sup 1}H elastic resonance scattering

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  2. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  3. Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

The energy levels of {sup 15}F have been measured by the p({sup 14}O,p){sup 14}O reaction. The 120 MeV {sup 14}O radioactive ion beam was produced by the BEARS coupled cyclotron system at an intensity averaging 1x10{sup 4} particles/second on target. Energy calibration was obtained using resonances from the p({sup 14}N,p){sup 14}N reaction. The two lowest resonances in {sup 15}F were fitted with an R-matrix calculation. The fit to the ground state had J{sup {pi}}=1/2{sup +} at 1.23 {+-} 0.05 MeV (width 0.5 - 0.84 MeV), and the first excited state was J{sup {pi}}=5/2{sup +} at 2.81 {+-} 0.02 MeV (width 0.30 {+-} 0.06 MeV), both relative to the mass-energy of the proton and {sup 14}O. The {sup 15}F ground state energy supports the disappearance of the Z = 8 proton magic number for odd Z,T{sub z}=-3/2 nuclei.

OSTI ID:
20698981
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 72, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.72.034312; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English