Rotational and neutron-hole states in S43 via the neutron knockout and fragmentation reactions

L.A. Riley, K.E. Hosier, P. Adrich, T.R. Baugher, D. Bazin, B.A. Brown, J.M. Cook, C.A. Diget, A. Gade, D.A. Garland, T. Glasmacher, A. Ratkiewicz, K.P. Siwek, D. Weisshaar, P.D. Cottle, K.W. Kemper, J.A. Tostevin

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Abstract

The recent assertion that shape coexistence occurs in the neutron-rich isotope S43 implies that a state observed at 940 keV in a previous study is a rotational excitation of the deformed ground state. Here we use results from two intermediate-energy reactions to demonstrate that this state-assigned an energy of 971 keV in the present work-is indeed a rotational state. This result strengthens the case for shape coexistence in S43.
Original languageEnglish
Article number037305
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume80
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2009

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