Measurement of the $^{134}$Te(d,p)$^{135}$Te reaction in inverse kinematics

ORAL

Abstract

\noindent The development of high quality radioactive beams, such as those at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with new large solid-angle detector arrays such as ORRUBA, have made possible the performance of transfer reactions in inverse kinematics on unstable nuclei. The measurement of (d,p) reactions on neutron- rich fission fragments yield data on the development of nuclear structure away from stability, which is of astrophysical interest due to the proximity to suggested r-process paths. A campaign of (d,p) measurements on neutron-rich N$\sim$82 nuclei is underway at the HRIBF. The $^{134}$Te(d,p)$^{135}$Te reaction has been measured in inverse kinematics at the HRIBF utilizing a beam of $^{134}$Te at 643 MeV and a deuterated plastic target. Proton ejectiles were detected forward and backwards of $\theta_{lab}$ = $90^{\circ}$ using an early implementation of the ORRUBA silicon detector array. Details of the experiment, and a report of the current stage of the analysis will be presented.

Authors

  • S.D. Pain

  • J.A. Cizewski

  • R. Hatarik

  • P.D. O'Malley

  • T.P. Swan

    • Rutgers University
  • D.W. Bardayan

  • J.C. Blackmon

  • F. Liang

  • C.D. Nesaraja

  • D. Shapira

  • M.S. Smith

    • ORNL
  • K.Y. Chae

  • K.L. Jones

  • B.H. Moazen

    • University of Tennessee
  • R.L. Kozub

  • J.F. Shriner, Jr.

    • Tennessee Tech.
  • C. Matei

    • ORAU
  • K. Chipps

  • R.J. Livesay

    • Colorado School of Mines