Isomeric 0+ state in 12Be

  • S. Shimoura
  • , A. Saito
  • , T. Minemura
  • , Y. U. Matsuyama
  • , H. Baba
  • , H. Akiyoshi
  • , N. Aoi
  • , T. Gomi
  • , Y. Higurashi
  • , K. Ieki
  • , N. Imai
  • , N. Iwasa
  • , H. Iwasaki
  • , S. Kanno
  • , S. Kubono
  • , M. Kunibu
  • , S. Michimasa
  • , T. Motobayashi
  • , T. Nakamura
  • , H. Sakurai
  • M. Serata, E. Takeshita, S. Takeuchi, T. Teranishi, K. Ue, K. Yamada, Y. Yanagisawa, M. Ishihara, N. Itagaki

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Abstract

An isomeric 0+ state in 12Be was found at Ex = 2.24 MeV. The isomer was identified by measuring coincident two γ-rays from in-flight 12Be nuclei, 12mBe → 12Be* (21+) → 12Beg.s., produced by the projectile fragmentation of 18O at 100 A MeV on a beryllium target. Its spin was determined to be 0+ by the angular correlation of the two γ-rays. The low excitation energy of the 0+ state is a strong evidence of the break of the N = 8 shell closure in the 12Be nucleus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-36
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume560
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 May 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Isomeric state
  • Radioactive beam experiment
  • γ-γ correlation

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