Octupole strength in the neutron-rich calcium isotopes
arXiv:1604.08624 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.93.044327
Abstract
Low-lying excited states of the neutron-rich calcium isotopes $^{48-52}$Ca have been studied via $γ$-ray spectroscopy following inverse-kinematics proton scattering on a liquid hydrogen target using the GRETINA $γ$-ray tracking array. The energies and strengths of the octupole states in these isotopes are remarkably constant, indicating that these states are dominated by proton excitations.
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