Experimental study of high-lying states in 28Mg  using the resonant elastic scattering of α particles

J. Walshe; M. Freer; C. Wheldon; A. Soylu; N. L. Achouri; N. I. Ashwood; W. N. Catford; I. C. Celik; N. Curtis; F. Delaunay; B. Fernández-Domínguez; L. Grassi; Tzanka Kokalova Wheldon; F. M. Marqués; N. A. Orr; L. Prepolec; V. Scuderi; N. Soić; V. Tokić

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054304

Experimental study of high-lying states in ²⁸Mg using the resonant elastic scattering of α particles

J. Walshe^*
, M. Freer
, C. Wheldon
, A. Soylu
, N. L. Achouri
, N. I. Ashwood
, W. N. Catford
, I. C. Celik
, N. Curtis
, F. Delaunay
, B. Fernández-Domínguez
, L. Grassi
, Tzanka Kokalova Wheldon
, F. M. Marqués
, N. A. Orr
, L. Prepolec
, V. Scuderi
, N. Soić
, V. Tokić

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The excitation function of Mg28 above the α-decay threshold has been measured for the first time using the resonant scattering of α particles with the technique of a thick target in inverse kinematics. Thirteen new states are reported between Ex=15.5 and Ex=20.5 MeV, and suggestions for spin-parity assignments are given for two of these. Calculations of the branching ratio to α decay for these states as well as comparison of the measured cross sections to calculations suggest that α+Neg.s.24 clustering is not dominant in this energy regime.

Original language	English
Article number	054304
Journal	Physical Review C
Volume	94
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054304
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2016

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Birmingham Nuclear Physics Group Consolidated Grant
Jones, P. (Principal Investigator), Evans, P. (Co-Investigator), Freer, M. (Co-Investigator) & Wheldon, C. (Co-Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/08/14 → 30/09/18
Project: Research Councils
Birmingham Nuclear Physics Consolidated Grant
Freer, M. (Principal Investigator), Evans, P. (Co-Investigator), Jones, P. (Co-Investigator), Wheldon, C. (Co-Investigator) & Lazzeroni, C. (Co-Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/08/11 → 31/07/14
Project: Research Councils
Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Reactions (NuSTAR) at FAIR
Freer, M. (Principal Investigator) & Tungate, G. (Co-Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/07/09 → 31/03/15
Project: Research Councils
Advanced Fellowship - Dr Carl Wheldon
Wheldon, C. (Principal Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
29/10/07 → 28/10/12
Project: Research

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Walshe, J., Freer, M., Wheldon, C., Soylu, A., Achouri, N. L., Ashwood, N. I., Catford, W. N., Celik, I. C., Curtis, N., Delaunay, F., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Grassi, L., Kokalova Wheldon, T., Marqués, F. M., Orr, N. A., Prepolec, L., Scuderi, V., Soić, N., & Tokić, V. (2016). Experimental study of high-lying states in ²⁸Mg using the resonant elastic scattering of α particles. Physical Review C, 94(5), Article 054304. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.94.054304

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Experimental study of high-lying states in ²⁸Mg using the resonant elastic scattering of α particles