First exploration of neutron shell structure below lead and beyond N=126


Tang, TL, Kay, BP, Hoffman, CR, Schiffer, JP, Sharp, DK, Gaffney, LP ORCID: 0000-0002-2938-3696, Freeman, SJ, Mumpower, MR, Arokiaraj, A, Baader, EF et al (show 19 more authors) (2020) First exploration of neutron shell structure below lead and beyond N=126. Physical Review Letters, 124 (6). 062502-.

This is the latest version of this item.

Access the full-text of this item by clicking on the Open Access link.
[img] Text
2001.00976v1.pdf - Author Accepted Manuscript
Download (569kB) | Preview

Abstract

The nuclei below lead but with more than 126 neutrons are crucial to an understanding of the astrophysical r process in producing nuclei heavier than A∼190. Despite their importance, the structure and properties of these nuclei remain experimentally untested as they are difficult to produce in nuclear reactions with stable beams. In a first exploration of the shell structure of this region, neutron excitations in 207Hg have been probed using the neutron-adding (d,p) reaction in inverse kinematics. The radioactive beam of 206Hg was delivered to the new ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer at an energy above the Coulomb barrier. The spectroscopy of 207Hg marks a first step in improving our understanding of the relevant structural properties of nuclei involved in a key part of the path of the r process.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 6 pages, 5 figures
Uncontrolled Keywords: binding energy & masses, direct reactions, nuclear binding, nuclear physics of explosive environments, nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis in explosive environments, transfer reactions
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2020 07:44
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 23:50
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.062502
Open Access URL: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2001.00976.pdf
Related URLs:
URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3089518

Available Versions of this Item

Dimensions
Altmetric
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)