{beta}-Delayed Deuteron Emission from {sup 11}Li: Decay of the Halo
- Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, K.U.Leuven, B-3001 Leuven (Belgium)
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3 (Canada)
- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, Madrid (Spain)
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C (Denmark)
- Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401 (United States)
The deuteron-emission channel in the {beta} decay of the halo nucleus {sup 11}Li was measured at the Isotope Separator and Accelerator facility at TRIUMF by implanting postaccelerated {sup 11}Li ions into a segmented silicon detector. The events of interest were identified by correlating the decays of {sup 11}Li with those of the daughter nuclei. This method allowed the energy spectrum of the emitted deuterons to be extracted, free from contributions from other channels, and a precise value for the branching ratio B{sub d}=1.30(13)x10{sup -4} to be deduced for E{sub c.m.}>200 keV. The results provide the first unambiguous experimental evidence that the decay takes place essentially in the halo of {sup 11}Li and that it proceeds mainly to the {sup 9}Li+d continuum, opening up a new means to study the halo wave function of {sup 11}Li.
- OSTI ID:
- 21179924
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 101, Issue 21; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.212501; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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