Experiments employing resonance scattering reactions with radioactive beams have been performed since mid-90s, and originally they were primarily
targeting structure of light weakly bound or unbound proton rich nuclei [1]. Strong scientific potential of resonance reactions as an experimental tool
has been immediately recognized for physics of exotic proton rich nuclei. Unlike for stable...
The structure of $^9$C was studied using $^8$B+p resonance scattering with the newly commissioned Texas Active Target (TexAT) detector system. Recent theoretical developments allow for robust predictions of level structure of light nuclei, including continuum effects, starting from nucleon-nucleon and three-nucleon interactions [1, 2, 3]. High quality experimental data are necessary to...
Studies of the structure of neutron rich nuclei are important for exploring shell evolution and the development of theoretical models. While transfer reactions are currently the primary method of studying neutron rich nuclei it is suggested that study of isobaric analogue states through resonance proton scattering could be used as well [1]. We’ve performed a benchmark study of the A=9, T=3/2...
Clustering in light nuclei is a prominent feature that manifests itself through various physical observables, which serve as a guide and constraint for nuclear theory. More precise data on these observables, especially for unstable nuclei, are needed to better constrain nuclear theory and thus give us a more fundamental understanding of what causes nuclei to cluster. In order to obtain more...
Particle-hole excitations near closed shells carry information on single-particle energies and on two-body interactions. The particle-hole excitations near the doubly magic nuclei are of special interest. Information on the charge-changing particle-hole excitations (T= 5 negative parity states) in $^{48} $ Ca is not available. We performed an experiment to establish the level scheme of the...
