Complete spectroscopy of ¹⁶C and ²⁰O with solid and active targets using transfer reactions

Abstract

Studying the evolution of shell gaps in light nuclei can contribute to constrain the nuclear interaction. This work presents the study of the N =8, 16 and Z=6 gaps in different neutron-rich carbon and oxygen isotopes, namely ¹⁶C and ²⁰O. These shell gaps were investigated by two transfer reaction experiments performed in the LISE3 spectrometer at GANIL. The first was done in a classical setup, using a solid target, while the second used an active one. The comparison between both systems allowed to understand how to profit from all the advantages associated with the latter, which will become the future of transfer reactions with low-intensity beams.