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We searched for the $\alpha$ condensed state in $^{13}$C by measuring the $\alpha$ inelastic scattering at $E_{\alpha} = 388$ MeV at forward angles including 0 degrees. We performed the distorted-wave Born-approximation calculation with the single-folding potential and the multipole decomposition analysis to determine the isoscalar transition strengths in $^{13}$C. We found a bump structure around $E_x = 12.5$ MeV due to the isoscalar monopole ($IS0$) transition. A peak-fit analysis suggested that this bump consisted of several $1/2^-$ states. We propose that this bump is due to the mirror state of the 13.5 MeV-state in $^{13}$N, which dominantly decays to the $\alpha$ condensed state in $^{12}$C. It was speculated that the $1/2^-$ states around $E_x = 12.5$ MeV were candidates for the $\alpha$ condensed state, but the $3\alpha + n$ orthogonality condition model suggests that the $\alpha$ condensed state is unlikely to emerge as the negative parity states. We also found two $1/2^+$ or $3/2^+$ states at $E_x = 14.5$ and 16.1 MeV excited with the isoscalar dipole ($IS1$) strengths. We suggest that the 16.1-MeV state is a possible candidate for the $\alpha$ condensed state predicted by the cluster-model calculations on the basis of the good correspondence between the experimental and calculated level structures. However, the theoretical $IS1$ transition strength for this state is significantly smaller than the measured value. Further experimental information is strongly desired to establish the $\alpha$ condensed state in $^{13}$C., Comment: 24 pages, 12 figures, published in PTEP

A kinematically complete quasi-free $(p,pn)$ experiment in inverse kinematics was performed to study the structure of the Borromean nucleus $^{17}$B, which had long been considered to have neutron halo. By analyzing the momentum distributions and exclusive cross sections, we obtained the spectroscopic factors for $1s_{1/2}$ and $0d_{5/2}$ orbitals, and a surprisingly small percentage of 9(2)$\%$ was determined for $1s_{1/2}$. Our finding of such a small $1s_{1/2}$ component and the halo features reported in prior experiments can be explained by the deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum, revealing a definite but not dominant neutron halo in $^{17}$B. The present work gives the smallest $s$- or $p$-orbital component among known nuclei exhibiting halo features, and implies that the dominant occupation of $s$ or $p$ orbitals is not a prerequisite for the occurrence of neutron halo., Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters,8 pages, 4 figures

In this review article we discuss the present status of direct nuclear reactions and the nuclear structure aspects one can study with them. We discuss the spectroscopic information we can assess in experiments involving transfer reactions, heavy-ion-induced knockout reactions and quasifree scattering with (p,2p), (p,pn), and (e,e'p) reactions. In particular, we focus on the proton-to-neutron asymmetry of the quenching of the spectroscopic strength., 138 pages, 63 figures

Fifty-five inclusive single nucleon-removal cross sections from medium mass neutron-rich nuclei impinging on a hydrogen target at ∼ 250 MeV / nucleon are measured at the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory. Systematically higher cross sections are found for proton removal from nuclei with an even number of protons as compared to odd-proton number projectiles for a given neutron separation energy. Neutron removal cross sections display no even-odd splitting, contrary to nuclear cascade model predictions. Both effects are understood through simple considerations of neutron separation energies and bound state level densities originating in pairing correlations in the daughter nuclei. These conclusions are supported by comparison with semimicroscopic model predictions, highlighting the enhanced role of low-lying level densities in nucleon-removal cross sections from loosely bound nuclei.

We present an investigation of the structure of 13Be obtained via a kinematically complete measurement of the (p,pn) reaction in inverse kinematics at 265 MeV/nucleon. The relative energy spectrum of 13Be is compared to Transfer-to-the-Continuum calculations which use as structure inputs the overlaps of the 14Be ground-state wave function, computed in a three-body model, with the unbound states of the 13Be residual nucleus. The key role of neutron p-wave orbital in the interpretation of the low-relative-energy part of the spectrum is discussed. Keywords: Quasi-free scattering, Borromean nuclei, Three-body model, Resonances

International audience; Dineutron decay is a forefront topic in nuclear structure that still lacks a firm experimental claim. The spontaneous emission of a dineutron should be favored in nuclei that are unbound with respect to two-neutron emission but bound with respect to single-neutron emission. A very interesting candidate can be found by adding two neutrons to the most neutron-rich Beryllium isotope,$^{14}$Be, a well-known 2n-halo nucleus. The intriguing nature of the phenomenon has motivated recent theoretical calculations and a new experimental campaign at RIKEN RIBF. In this work, the decay properties of$^{16}$Be and the structure of$^{15}$Be have been probed via the proton-knockout reaction from a$^{17}$B beam.

With the aim of clarifying roles of the 3NFs in nuclei experimental programs with the polarized deuteron beam at intermediate energies are in progress at RIKEN RI Beam Factory. As the first step, we have measured a complete set of deuteron analyzing powers in deuteron–proton elastic scattering at 250 and 294 MeV/nucleon. The obtained data are compared with the Faddeev calculations based on the modern nucleon–nucleon forces together with the Tucson–Melbourne’99, and UrbanaIX three nucleon forces.

We study the sum rules of double Gamow-Teller (DGT) excitations through double spin-isospin operator $(\sigma t_-)^2$. In general, $2^+$ states in the granddaughter nuclei have dominant transition strength in DGT excitations and $0^+$ states are weak, except in $T=1$ mother nuclei in which $0^+$ strength is competitive with 2$^+$ strength. The isospin selection of DGT is also discussed among 5 possible isospin states in granddaughter nuclei. A possibility to extract the unit cross section for the DGT transition strength is pointed out in the $(\sigma t_-)^2$ excitation of double isobaric analog state (DIAS) in $T=1$ nuclei., Comment: 4pages, Physical Review C, in press(2016)

Spin-degrees of freedom play a significant role in exotic nuclei. Scattering with polarized protons has potential as a powerful tool to explore the spin effects in nuclei. This lecture note discusses the background, current status, and future prospects of experimental studies with spin polarized targets and radioactive ion beams., Comment: Lecture note of "Rewriting Nuclear Physics textbooks: 30 years with radioactive ion beam physics", July 2015, Pisa, Italy

With the aim of clarifying roles of the 3NFs in nuclei experimental programs with the polarized deuteron beam at intermediate energies are in progress at RIKEN RI Beam Factory. As the first step, we have measured a complete set of deuteron analyzing powers in deuteron–proton elastic scattering at 250 and 294 MeV/nucleon. The obtained data are compared with the Faddeev calculations based on the modern nucleon–nucleon forces together with the Tucson–Melbourne’99, and UrbanaIX three nucleon forces.

The deuteron single and double spin-flip probabilities, S1 and S2, have been measured for the 12C(pol{d},pol{d}') reaction at Ed = 270 MeV for an excitation energy range between 4 and 24 MeV and a scattering angular range between Theta_lab = 2.5 and 7.5 deg. The extracted S1 exhibits characteristic values depending on the structure of the excited state. The S2 is close to zero over the measured excitation energy range. The SFP angular distribution data for the 2+ (4.44 MeV) and 1+ (12.71 MeV) states are well described by the microscopic DWIA calculations.

The cross section, the deuteron vector ${A}_{y}^{d}$ and tensor analyzing powers ${A}_{\mathrm{ij}}$, the polarization transfer coefficients ${K}_{\mathrm{ij}}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$, and the induced polarization ${P}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$ were measured for the $\mathrm{dp}$ elastic scattering at 270 MeV. The cross section and ${A}_{y}^{d}$ are well reproduced by Faddeev calculations with modern data-equivalent nucleon-nucleon forces plus the Tucson-Melbourne three-nucleon force. In contrast, ${A}_{\mathrm{ij}}$, ${K}_{\mathrm{ij}}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$, or ${P}^{{y}^{\ensuremath{'}}}$ are not described by such calculations. These facts indicate the deficiencies in the spin dependence of the Tucson-Melbourne force and call for extended three-nucleon force models.

The elastic breakup of the deuteron has been measured in a kinematical condition of ${\ensuremath{\theta}}_{p}={\ensuremath{\theta}}_{n}=0\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ at ${E}_{d}=140\mathrm{MeV}$ and 270 MeV on seven targets ranging from $Z=6$ to 82. A double-peaked structure with its minimum at ${E}_{p}\ensuremath{\simeq}{E}_{n}$ is observed for all the measured triple-differential cross sections, which indicates a large contribution from Coulomb breakup. While a symmetric shape is expected for an $E1$ transition, the observed proton-energy distribution is asymmetric, showing considerable dependence on both the target and the incident energy. These data and previous data at 56 MeV have been analyzed using the post-form of the distorted-wave Born approximation (DWBA) theory. Although the calculations account reasonably well for the asymmetric shape, by including the nuclear potential, they consistently overestimate the magnitudes of the cross sections over the whole measured region. Limitations of the post-form DWBA are discussed.

To discuss the dineutron correlation in the ground state, the quasi-free neutron knockout reaction on $^6$He is investigated.In the present work, the momentum distribution of the two emitted neutrons is calculated with the $\alpha$~+~$n$~+~$n$ three-body model and a simple reaction model to assess the effects of the knockout process via the $^5$He resonance and the target dependence in the momentum distribution. A clear signature of the dineutron correlation can be obtained by choosing the kinematical condition so the process via the $^5$He resonance is excluded because the $^5$He resonance drastically changes the momentum distribution. Using the proton target is important in the quantitative discussion on the dineutron correlation by the knockout reaction. In addition to theoretical arguments, a possible experimental setup to determine the dineutron correlation via the quasi-free knockout reaction is considered.

Precise measurements of the deuteron to proton polarization transfer coefficients for the d-p elastic scattering have been made at 135 MeV/u at RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility. The obtained results are compared with the Faddeev calculations based on modern nucleon-nucleon forces together with Tucson-Melbourne Tucson-Melbourne' and Urbana–Argonne type of three nucleon forces.

The double differential cross sections for the 116Cd(p,n) and 116Sn(n,p) reactions at 300 MeV have been measured over a wide excitation‐energy region including Gamow‐Teller (GT) giant resonance (GTGR) for studying GT transition strengths in the intermediate nucleus of the 116Cd double‐β decay, namely 116In. A large amount of the strengths in the β+ direction has been newly found in the energy region up to 30 MeV, which may imply that the GT strengths in the GTGR region contribute to the nuclear matrix element of the two‐neutrino double‐β decay.

Data for the deuteron analyzing powers in the dd→3Hen(3Hp) reactions obtained at 140–270 MeV are discussed. The observed negative sign of the tensor analyzing powers Ayy, Axx and Axz at small angles clearly demonstrate the sensitivity to the ratio of the D and S state components of the 3He wave function. The behavior of the tensor analyzing powers at backward angles is sensitive to the short‐range spin structure of the deuteron. However, the one‐nucleon exchange calculations using standard 3He and deuteron wave functions fail to reproduce the strong variation of the tensor analyzing powers as a function of angle in the cms. Sensitivity to relativistic effects is also discussed.

Recently it was found that the differential cross sections of elastic Nd scattering below 150 MeV can be well reproduced by incorporating a 3NF in Faddeev calculations based on modern nucleon‐nucleon (NN) interactions. On the other hand, the differential cross sections for nd and pd at 250 MeV show large discrepancies between the data and the Faddeev calculations with a 3NF. This indicates the existence of the missing features of the three nucleon force in this energy region. For the next step in the 3NF study, we have measured the vector analyzing power Ay and the differential cross sections for the 2H(p,pp)n breakup reaction at 250 MeV. The experiment was carried out by detecting two protons in the final state with using the double‐armed spectrometer Grand Raiden (GR) and the Large Acceptance Spectrometer (LAS) at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP). The data was compared with the results of Faddeev calculations with and without a 3NF.

Single and double spin‐flip probabilities in inelastic deuteron scattering on 12C have been measured at 270 MeV up to 50 MeV in excitation energy using a focal plane deuteron polarimeter capable of measuring both vector and tensor components of the deuteron polarization. The obtained S1 values are enhanced relative to the Fermi gas model prediction in highly excited continuum region. The S2 values are close to zero over the measured excitation energy range.

Precise measurements of the deuteron to proton polarization transfer coefficients for the d-p elastic scattering has been made at 135 MeV/u at RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility. The obtained results are compared with the Faddeev calculations based on modern nucleon-nucleon forces together with Tucson-Melbourne, Tucson-Melbourne' and Urbana-Argonne type of three nucleon forces.

Precise measurements of the deuteron to proton polarization transfer coefficients for the d‐p elastic scattering has been made at 135 MeV/u at RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility. The obtained results are compared with the Faddeev calculations based on modern nucleon‐nucleon forces together with Tucson‐Melbourne, Tucson‐Melbourne′ and Urbana‐Argonne type of three nucleon forces.

Precise data on cross sections, analyzing powers and polarization transfer coefficients are measured for the dp elastic scattering at 270 MeV (135 MeV/nucleon) and compared to Faddeev calculations assuming the nd scattering with modern nucleon-nucleon (NN) forces including the 2π exchange Tucson-Melbourne (TM) three-nucleon (3N) force. Excellent fits are obtained for the cross sections and vector analyzing powers when the 3N force is included, while the fits are deteriorated for the tensor analyzing powers if the 3N force is included. A moderate fit is obtained for the polarization transfer coefficients. Based on theses results, one can conclude that the size of amplitudes of the TM-3N force may be adequate but the spin dependent part may be deficient. The cross sections and the vector analyzing powers for the nd elastic scattering at 250 MeV are measured for the first time. Backward cross sections are underestimated by the NN+3N force Faddeev calculations. This difference might be attributed to relativis...

In order to study the nature of the neutron excess, the Gamow-Teller and spin-isospin dipole transitions have been measured by the (d, 2He) reaction for 6Li, 9Be, and 11B targets at Ed=270 MeV. The experimental B(GT) value is deduced from the measured cross section. In spite of B(SFD), the sum of the measured cross section at θc.m.=4° is compared. In the 11Be nucleus, the effect of the halo due to the large radial component of the halo wave function is observed.

An intermediate energy Deuteron POLarimeter DPOL has been developed at RIKEN. It was designed to measure all components of the deuteron polarization by using the d+C elastic scattering and the charge exchange 1H(d,2p) reaction in a CH2 analyzer. The calibration in 1995 confirmed large vector analyzing powers for the former, and useful tensor analyzing powers for the latter reaction over 230–270 MeV.

Cross sections and vector and tensor analyzing powers A y , A yy , A xx , and A xz for d-p elastic scattering have been measured at a deuteron energy of 270 MeV in order to confirm and extend the measurement of Sakamoto et al. [Phys. Lett. B 367, 60 (1996)]. The extended angular range is θ c.m. = 10°−180°. Highly accurate data have been obtained. The measured values are compared with Faddeev calculations with/without the three nucleon force.

Precise data were obtained for the cross sections as well as the vector and tensor analyzing powers for the deuteron-proton elastic scattering at 270 MeV covering the scattering angles θ cm = 10° – 180°. In addition, the tensor-to-vector polarization transfer coefficients K xx y′ – K yy y′ have been measured for the first time at θ cm = 120°, 130° and 150°. These results have been compared to the Faddeev calculations with and without the three nucleon force.

We have measured the cross sections and the polarization observables for the 3He(d,p)4He reaction at E d =140, 200, and 270 MeV. This work aims to investigate the high momentum component of deuteron D-state wave function and the mechanism for the one-nucleon transfer reaction at intermediate energies. The measurement was carried out by using the spectrograph SMART at RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility. A cryogenic 3He gas target with a density of 6.6×1020 cm−3 was bombarded by a polarized deuteron beam. The data are compared with the calculation based on the one-nucleon exchange approximation.

We present a new analysis of the Coulomb dissociation of nuclei comprising a charged core and one or more neutral valence particles at energies of tens of MeV/nucleon and above. The approach assumes only that excitation of the projectile is to the low energy continuum. A successful comparison is made with new high precision measurements of small angle deuteron dissociation at 140 MeV incident energy.