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.

*Acknowledgements: This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration through the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium under Award Number(s) DE-NA0003180. The operation of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University is supported by the NSF under grant PHY-1565546

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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