One-neutron knockout from 51-55Sc

S. Schwertel, P. Maierbeck, R. Krücken, R. Gernhäuser, T. Kröll, H. Alvarez-Pol, F. Aksouh, T. Aumann, K. Behr, E. A. Benjamim, J. Benlliure, V. Bildstein, M. Böhmer, K. Boretzky, M. J.G. Borge, A. Brünle, A. Bürger, M. Caamaño, E. Casarejos, A. ChatillonL. V. Chulkov, D. Cortina-Gil, J. Enders, K. Eppinger, T. Faestermann, J. Friese, L. Fabbietti, M. Gasćon, H. Geissel, J. Gerl, M. Gorska, P. G. Hansen, B. Jonson, R. Kanungo, O. Kiselev, I. Kojouharov, A. Klimkiewicz, T. Kurtukian, N. Kurz, K. Larsson, T. Le Bleis, K. Mahata, L. Maier, T. Nilsson, C. Nociforo, G. Nyman, C. Pascual-Izarra, A. Perea, D. Perez, A. Prochazka, C. Rodriguez-Tajes, D. Rossi, H. Schaffner, G. Schrieder, H. Simon, B. Sitar, M. Stanoiu, K. Sümmerer, O. Tengblad, H. Weick, S. Winkler, B. A. Brown, T. Otsuka, J. A. Tostevin, W. D.M. Rae

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Abstract

Results are presented from a one-neutron knockout experiment at relativistic energies of ≈ 420AMeV on 51-55Sc using the GSI Fragment Separator as a two-stage magnetic spectrometer and the Miniball array for gamma-ray detection. Inclusive longitudinal momentum distributions and cross-sections were measured enabling the determination of the contributions corresponding to knockout from the νp1/2, νp3/2, (L = 1) and νf7/2, νf5/2 (L = 3) neutron orbitals. The observed L = 1 and L = 3 contributions are compared with theoretical cross-sections using eikonal knockout theory and spectroscopic factors from shell model calculations using the GXPF1A interaction. The measured inclusive knockout cross-sections generally follow the trends expected theoretically and given by the spectroscopic strength predicted from the shell model calculations. However, the deduced L = 1 cross-sections are generally 30-40% higher while the L = 3 contributions are about a factor of two smaller than predicted. This points to a promotion of neutrons from the νf7/2 to the νp3/2 orbital indicating a weakening of the N = 28 shell gap in these nuclei. While this is not predicted for the phenomenological GXPF1A interaction such a weakening is predicted by recent calculations using realistic low-momentum interactions Vlowk obtained by evolving a chiral N3LO nucleon-nucleon potential.

Original languageEnglish
Article number191
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Physical Journal A
Volume48
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

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