The Puzzle of the $^{\mathrm{13}}$Be

ORAL

Abstract

A considerable number of experiments have been performed to study the unbound nucleus $^{\mathrm{13}}$Be, however the energy and the ordering of its low-lying states remain unknown. Clarifying the low-lying structure of $^{\mathrm{13}}$Be will help in understanding the evolution of the N$=$8 shell gap and the nature of the nuclei near, or at, the neutron drip line. Additionally, the continuum structures of $^{\mathrm{13}}$Be are important for understanding the Borromean structure of the halo nucleus $^{\mathrm{14}}$Be. We performed the $^{\mathrm{12}}$Be(d,p)$^{\mathrm{13}}$Be transfer reaction in inverse kinematics at ISAC II, TRIUMF. The $^{\mathrm{12}}$Be beam at 9.5 MeV/u interacted with the IRIS solid D$_{\mathrm{2}}$ target, and recoils and ejectiles were detected in an annular silicon detector array. Preliminary analysis and results will be presented here.

*This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under Contract No. DE-FG02-96ER40963, DE-AC05-00OR22725, and NSERC, Canada Foundation for Innovation and Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust: RCNP, grant-in-aid program of the Japanese government. TRIUMF is supported by a contribution through the National Research Council, Canada.

Authors

  • Jerome Mathew Kovoor

    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Marija Vostinar

    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Katherine Jones

    • University of Tennessee
    • University of Tennessee Knoxville
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Rituparna Kanungo

    • Saint Mary’s University
  • Sean Burcher

    • University of Tennessee
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Matthias Holl

    • TRIUMF
  • Joshua Hooker

    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    • Cyclotron Institute / Texas A\&M University
  • Steven D. Pain

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • ORNL
    • Oak Ridge National Lab
  • Orry Workman

    • TRIUMF