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New approach to spin assignments of intermediate structures in [sup 12]C([sup 16]O,[sup 12]C[2[sub 1][sup +]])[sup 16]O

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States)
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  1. Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken 319-11 (Japan)
  2. Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812 (Japan)
  3. Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka 815 (Japan)
Magnetic substate populations for the 2[sup +] state at 4.44 MeV in [sup 12]C were measured in resonant [sup 12]C+[sup 16]O inelastic scattering by the [gamma]-ray recoil method. The [ital m]-substate population has been determined in the coordinate frame where a quantization axis is taken along the center of mass scattering angle of a reaction product. This coordinate frame gives an advantage that a resonance spin [ital J] can be obtained directly from [ital m]-substate angular distributions compared with the beam-axis frame. In addition a decay [ital L] value is sensitive to the relative intensity between each [ital m]-substate cross section. Our data suggest a spin assignment of [ital J][sup [pi]]=16[sup +] or 17[sup [minus]] for the structures at [ital E][sub c.m.]=29.8 MeV and 31.8 MeV. Both structures are determined to decay dominantly through the aligned configuration of [ital L]=[ital J][minus]2.
OSTI ID:
7116728
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States) Vol. 49:6; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English