Prominence of pairing in inclusive () and () cross sections from neutron-rich nuclei

Paul, N.*; Obertelli, A.*; Bertulani, C. A.*; Corsi, A.*; Doornenbal, P.*; Rodriguez-Sanchez, J. L.*; Authelet, G.*; Orlandi, R.; 他84名*

Physical Review Letters, 122(16), p.162503_1 - 162503_7, 2019/04

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.162503

Fifty-five single nucleon removal cross sections from neutron-rich nuclei impinging on a hydrogen target at about 250 MeV/nucleon were measured at the RIKEN RIBF. Systematically higher cross sections are found for proton removal from nuclei with an even number of protons compared to odd-proton number projectiles for the same separation energy, while no even-odd staggering was observed in case of neutron-removal. These observations are linked to paring correlations in the daughter nuclei and the density of bound levels. The effect is particularly strong in loosely bound nuclei.