Abstract
Two-neutron knockout reactions from nuclei in the proximity of the proton dripline have been studied using intermediate-energy beams of neutron-deficient , , and . The inclusive cross sections, and also the partial cross sections for the population of individual bound final states of the , and knockout residues, have been determined using the combination of particle and γ-ray spectroscopy. Similar to the two-proton knockout mechanism on the neutron-rich side of the nuclear chart, these two-neutron removal reactions from already neutron-deficient nuclei are also shown to be consistent with a direct reaction mechanism.
- Received 19 March 2006
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.74.021303
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