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Title

First Observation of 15Be

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

Physical Review C

Volume Number

88

Issue Number

3

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevC.88.031303

Abstract

The neutron-unbound nucleus 15Be was observed for the first time. It was populated using neutron transfer from a deuterated polyethylene target with a 59 MeV/u 14Be beam. Neutrons were measured in coincidence with outgoing 14Be particles and the reconstructed decay energy spectrum exhibits a resonance at 1.8(1) MeV. This corresponds to 15Be being unbound by 0.45 MeV more then 16Be thus significantly hindering the sequential two-neutron decay of 16Be to 14Be through this state.

ISSN

0556-2813

Link Out URL

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.88.031303

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