@article{c5f56b4d56d34dcca0fc756f9ab48e23,
title = "Probing the Z = 6 spin-orbit shell gap with (p,2p) quasi-free scattering reactions",
abstract = "The evolution of the traditional nuclear magic numbers away from the valley of stability is an active field of research. Experimental efforts focus on providing key spectroscopic information that will shed light into the structure of exotic nuclei and understanding the driving mechanism behind the shell evolution. In this work, we investigate the Z=6 spin-orbit shell gap towards the neutron dripline. To do so, we employed NA(p,2p)CA−1 quasi-free scattering reactions to measure the proton component of the 21+ state of 16,18,20C. The experimental findings support the notion of a moderate reduction of the proton 1p1/2−1p3/2 spin-orbit splitting, at variance to recent claims for a prevalent Z=6 magic number towards the neutron dripline.",
keywords = "Exotic nuclei, Magic numbers, Quasi-free scattering reactions, Shell evolution, Spin-orbit splitting, Tensor force",
author = "I. Syndikus and M. Petri and Macchiavelli, {A. O.} and S. Paschalis and Bertulani, {C. A.} and T. Aumann and H. Alvarez-Pol and L. Atar and S. Beceiro-Novo and J. Benlliure and Boillos, {J. M.} and K. Boretzky and Borge, {M. J.G.} and Brown, {B. A.} and M. Caama{\~n}o and C. Caesar and E. Casarejos and W. Catford and J. Cederkall and S. Chakraborty and Chulkov, {L. V.} and D. Cortina-Gil and E. Cravo and R. Crespo and {Datta Pramanik}, U. and I. Dillmann and {D{\'i}az Fern{\'a}ndez}, P. and Z. Elekes and J. Enders and F. Farinon and Fraile, {L. M.} and D. Galaviz and H. Geissel and R. Gernh{\"a}user and P. Golubev and K. G{\"o}bel and M. Heil and M. Heine and A. Heinz and A. Henriques and M. Holl and Johansson, {H. T.} and B. Jonson and N. Kalantar-Nayestanaki and R. Kanungo and A. Kelic-Heil and T. Kr{\"o}ll and T. Nilsson and A. Rahaman and Wilson, {G. L.} and {RB Collaboration}",
year = "2020",
month = oct,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135748",
language = "English",
volume = "809",
journal = "Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics",
issn = "0370-2693",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}