EPJ Web of Conferences (Mar 2014)

Search for halo nucleus in Mg isotopes through the measurements of reaction cross sections towards the vicinity of neutron drip line

  • Takechi M.,
  • Suzuki S.,
  • Nishimura D.,
  • Fukuda M.,
  • Ohtsubo T.,
  • Nagashima M.,
  • Suzuki T.,
  • Yamaguchi T.,
  • Ozawa A.,
  • Moriguchi T.,
  • Ohishi H.,
  • Sumikama T.,
  • Geissel H.,
  • Ishihara M.,
  • Aoi N.,
  • Chen Rui-Jiu,
  • Fang De-Qing,
  • Fukuda N.,
  • Fukuoka S.,
  • Furuki H.,
  • Inabe N.,
  • Ishibashi Y.,
  • Itoh T.,
  • Izumikawa T.,
  • Kameda D.,
  • Kubo T.,
  • Lee C. S.,
  • Lantz M.,
  • Ma Yu-Gang,
  • Matsuta K.,
  • Mihara M.,
  • Momota S.,
  • Nagae D.,
  • Nishikiori R.,
  • Niwa T.,
  • Ohnishi T.,
  • Okumura K.,
  • Ogura T.,
  • Sakurai H.,
  • Sato K.,
  • Shimbara Y.,
  • Suzuki H.,
  • Takeda H.,
  • Takeuchi S.,
  • Tanaka K.,
  • Uenishi H.,
  • Winkler M.,
  • Yanagisawa Y.,
  • Watanabe S.,
  • Minomo K.,
  • Tagami S.,
  • Shimada M.,
  • Kimura M.,
  • Matsumoto T.,
  • Shimizu Y. R.,
  • Yahiro M.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146602101
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66
p. 02101

Abstract

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Reaction cross sections (σR) for 24–38Mg on C targets at the energies of around 240 MeV/nucleon have been measured precisely at RIBF, RIKEN for the purpose of obtaining the crucial information on the changes of nuclear structure in unstable nuclei, especially around the so-called “island of inversion” region. In the island of inversion region, which includes neutron-rich Ne, Na, and Mg isotopes, the vanishing of the N = 20 magic number for neutrons have been discussed along with nuclear deformation. The present result suggest deformation features of Mg isotopes and shows a large cross section of weakly-bound nucleus 37Mg, which could be caused by a neutron halo formation.