Abstract
Charged pion photoproduction is proposed as a new method to study halo nuclei. In particular, it is demonstrated that the reaction 17O(γ,π−)17F(12+,0.495 MeV) is well suited to investigate the well-known proton halo in 17F which is not amenable to radioactive beam experiments. The cross sections are shown to be very sensitive to the halo structure of the loosely bound proton.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1614-1617 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Feb 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy