Breakup reaction study of the Brunnian nucleus {sup 10}C

Journal Article · Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2008 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.77.021301· OSTI ID:21068099

Curtis, N; Ashwood, N I; Clarke, N M; Freer, M; Haigh, P J; Ziman, V ^[1]; Achouri, N L; Laurent, B; Orr, N A ^[2]; Bohlen, H G ^[3]; Catford, W N; Patterson, N P; Thomas, J S ^[4]; Soic, N ^[5]

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1. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT (United Kingdom)
2. LPC-ENSICAEN, IN2P3-CNRS et Universite de Caen, F-14050 Caen Cedex (France)
3. Hahn-Meitner-Institut GmbH, Glienicker Str. 100, D-14109 Berlin (Germany)
4. School of Electronics and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH (United Kingdom)
5. Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Department of Experimental Physics, Bijenicka 54, HR-10000 Zagreb (Croatia)

The structure and 2{alpha}+2p breakup of {sup 10}C, the only known Brunnian nucleus, has been studied at 33.3 MeV/nucleon. The breakup kinematics were used to reconstruct the {sup 10}C {yields} {sup 9}B +p,{sup 9}B {yields} {sup 8}Be +p,{sup 8}Be {yields}{alpha}+{alpha} and {sup 10}C {yields} {sup 6}Be +{alpha},{sup 6}Be {yields} {sup 5}Li +p,{sup 5}Li {yields}{alpha}+p decay paths. Proton emission was seen to be favored. The decay of excited states at E{sub x}=4.20,5.31, and 6.74 MeV was observed. The previously unobserved state at 4.20 MeV may correspond to a J{sup {pi}}=0{sup +}{alpha}+2p+{alpha} cluster structure.

• OSTI ID: 21068099
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 77, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.77.021301; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALPHA PARTICLES
BERYLLIUM 6
BERYLLIUM 8
BORON 9
BREAKUP REACTIONS
CARBON 10
CLUSTER MODEL
EXCITED STATES
ION EMISSION
LITHIUM 5
MEV RANGE
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
PARTICLE DECAY
PROTONS