Neutron Unbound States in the Island of Inversion

ORAL

Abstract

The area of the nuclear chart where the N=20 shell gap disappears is within an "island of inversion.” These nuclei are short-lived and require radioactive beams in order to study them and their neutron-unbound excited states. An experiment was performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) to study the unique nuclear structure characteristics of various neutron rich nuclides with A/Z ~ 3, aiming to populate neutron-unbound excited states. MoNA-LISA and the Sweeper magnet were used to perform invariant mass spectroscopy. Preliminary experimental results will be discussed.

Presenters

  • Dayah Chrisman

    Michigan State Univ, Michigan State University

Authors

  • Dayah Chrisman

    Michigan State Univ, Michigan State University

  • Thomas Baumann

    National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, Michigan State Univ, Michigan State University

  • Paul A Deyoung

    Hope Coll, Hope College

  • Nathan Frank

    Augustana College

  • Anthony N Kuchera

    Davidson College, Davidson Coll

  • John McDonaugh

    Augustana College

  • Robbie Seaton-Todd

    Davidson Coll

  • William vonSeeger

    Hope Coll

  • the MoNA Collaboration

    NSCL/FRIB, MoNA Collaboration