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Elsevier, Nuclear Physics A, 1-4(788), p. 153-158
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2007.01.076
American Institute of Physics, AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI: 10.1063/1.2140651
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Search for low lying dipole strength in the neutron rich nucleus $^{26}$Ne
,
T. Nakamura,
Julien Gibelin ,
Y. Blumenfeld,
A. Saito,
Z. Elekes ,
Y. Satou
and other authors.
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Abstract
Coulomb excitation of the exotic neutron-rich nucleus $^{26}$Ne on a $^{nat}$Pb target was measured at 58 A.MeV in order to search for low-lying E1 strength above the neutron emission threshold. Data were also taken on an $^{nat}$Al target to estimate the nuclear contribution. The radioactive beam was produced by fragmentation of a 95 A.MeV $^{40}$Ar beam delivered by the RIKEN Research Facility. The set-up included a NaI gamma-ray array, a charged fragment hodoscope and a neutron wall. Using the invariant mass method in the $^{25}$Ne+n channel, we observe a sizable amount of E1 strength between 6 and 10 MeV. The reconstructed $^{26}$Ne angular distribution confirms its E1 nature. A reduced dipole transition probability of B(E1)=0.49$±$0.16 $e^2fm^2$ is deduced. For the first time, the decay pattern of low-lying strength in a neutron-rich nucleus is obtained. The results are discussed in terms of a pygmy resonance centered around 9 MeV.