Lifetime measurement of the260 g.s. At SAMURAI
Paper in proceeding, 2020

The ground state of the neutron unbound nucleus O is speculated to have a lifetime in the pico-second regime. In order to determine the decay lifetime of the O ground state with high sensitivity and precision, a new method has been applied. The experiment was performed in December 2016 at the Superconducting Analyzer for MUlti-particle from Radio Isotope Beams (SAMURAI) at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF) at RIKEN. A F beam was produced in the fragment separator BigRIPS and impinged on a W/Pt target stack where O was produced. According to the lifetime, the decay of O happens either in or outside the target. Thus, the velocity difference between the decay neutrons and the fragment O delivers a characteristic spectrum from which the lifetime can be extracted.

Author

Sonja Storck

RIKEN

Technische Universität Darmstadt

C. Caesar

RIKEN

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

J. Kahlbow

RIKEN

Technische Universität Darmstadt

V. Panin

RIKEN

D. S. Ahn

RIKEN

L. Atar

RIKEN

Technische Universität Darmstadt

T. Aumann

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

H. Baba

RIKEN

K. Boretzky

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

RIKEN

H. Chae

Seoul National University

N. Chiga

RIKEN

S. Choi

Seoul National University

M. L. Cortés

RIKEN

D. Cortina-Gil

University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Q. Deshayes

Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de Caen

P. Doornenbal

RIKEN

Z. Elekes

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

N. Fukuda

RIKEN

I. Gaparic

RIKEN

Ruer Bo2kovi¢ Institute

K. I. Hahn

Ewha Womans University

Z. Halász

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

A. Hirayama

Tokyo Institute of Technology

J. W. Hwang

Seoul National University

N. Inabe

RIKEN

T. Isobe

RIKEN

S. Kim

Seoul National University

T. Kobayashi

RIKEN

Tohoku University

D. Körper

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

Y. Kondo

RIKEN

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Y. Kubota

RIKEN

I. Kuti

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

C. Lehr

Technische Universität Darmstadt

RIKEN

M. Marques

Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de Caen

M. Matsumoto

Tokyo Institute of Technology

T. Murakami

Kyoto University

RIKEN

I. Murray

RIKEN

Takashi Nakamura

Tokyo Institute of Technology

RIKEN

Thomas Nilsson

Chalmers, Physics

H. Otsu

RIKEN

S. Paschalis

University of York

Technische Universität Darmstadt

M. Parlog

Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de Caen

M. Petri

University of York

Technische Universität Darmstadt

D. Rossi

Technische Universität Darmstadt

A. T. Saito

Tokyo Institute of Technology

M. Sasano

RIKEN

H. Scheit

Technische Universität Darmstadt

P. Schrock

Large Heavy Ion National Accelerator (GANIL)

Y. Shimizu

RIKEN

H. Simon

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

D. Sohler

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Olivier Sorlin

Large Heavy Ion National Accelerator (GANIL)

L. Stuhl

University of Tokyo

H. Suzuki

RIKEN

I. Syndikus

Technische Universität Darmstadt

H. Takeda

RIKEN

Hans Törnqvist

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

RIKEN

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Y. Togano

RIKEN

Tokyo Institute of Technology

T. Tomai

Tokyo Institute of Technology

T. Uesaka

RIKEN

H. Yamada

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Z. Yang

RIKEN

M. Yasuda

Tokyo Institute of Technology

K. Yoneda

RIKEN

Simon Lindberg

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

17426588 (ISSN) 17426596 (eISSN)

Vol. 1643 1 012106

27th International Nuclear Physics Conference, INPC 2019
Glasgow, United Kingdom,

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation

Subatomic Physics

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

DOI

10.1088/1742-6596/1643/1/012106

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