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View SchemaDirect transfer to $^{46,48}$K as a survey of the $\pi(s_{1/2})$$-\nu(sdpf)$ interaction
| Authors | C. J. Paxman, A. Matta, W. N. Catford, G. Lotay, M. Assié, E. Clément, A. Lemasson, D. Ramos, N. A. Orr, F. Galtarossa, V. Girard-Alcindor, J. Dudouet, N. L. Achouri, D. Ackermann, D. Barrientos, D. Beaumel, P. Bednarczyk, G. Benzoni, A. Bracco, L. Canete, B. Cederwall, M. Ciemala, P. Delahaye, D. T. Doherty, C. Domingo-Pardo, B. Fernández-Domínguez, D. Fernández, F. Flavigny, C. Fougères, G. de France, S. Franchoo, A. Gadea, J. Gibelin, V. González, A. Gottardo, N. Goyal, F. Hammache, L. J. Harkness-Brennan, D. S. Harrouz, B. Jacquot, D. S. Judson, A. Jungclaus, A. Kaşkaş, W. Korten, M. Labiche, L. Lalanne, C. Lenain, S. Leoni, J. Ljungvall, J. Lois-Fuentes, T. Lokotko, A. Lopez-Martens, A. Maj, F. M. Marqués, I. Martel, R. Menegazzo, D. Mengoni, B. Million, J. Nyberg, R. M. Pérez-Vidal, L. Plagnol, Zs. Podolyák, A. Pullia, B. Quintana, D. Regueira-Castro, P. Reiter, M. Rejmund, K. Rezynkina, E. Sanchis, M. Şenyiğit, N. de Séréville, M. Siciliano, D. Sohler, O. Stezowski, J. -C. Thomas, A. Utepov, J. J. Valiente-Dobón, D. Verney, M. Zielińska |
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| ArXiv ID | 2601.06242vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06242 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
Abstract
The collapse of the canonical $N=28$ magic number in nuclei with $Z<20$ has drawn significant interest as it relates to the emergence of an island of inversion centered on $^{42}$Si and $^{44}$S. In particular, interactions between the $\pi s_{1/2}$ orbital -- empty in $^{42}$Si and full in $^{44}$S -- and the neutron orbitals just above and below the $N=28$ gap are expected to be critical in this region, but remain relatively unexplored. In this paper, we expand upon the results of our previous study of the direct transfer reaction $^{47}$K(d,p$\gamma$)$^{48}$K [C.\,J.~Paxman \textit{et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 162504 (2025)] with the results of the complementary $^{47}$K(d,t$\gamma$)$^{46}$K reaction. Through this study, we present a comprehensive scan of the interaction between the critical $\pi s_{1/2}$ orbital and a broad range of neutron orbitals spanning nearly two full shells. We identify several discrepancies between the experimental results and state-of-the-art shell model calculations, which suggest a deficiency of the shell model to fully capture the complex proton configuration mixing in this region, highlighting a significant challenge for single-particle descriptions of the island of inversion.
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"C. J. Paxman",
"A. Matta",
"W. N. Catford",
"G. Lotay",
"M. Assi\u00e9",
"E. Cl\u00e9ment",
"A. Lemasson",
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"F. Galtarossa",
"V. Girard-Alcindor",
"J. Dudouet",
"N. L. Achouri",
"D. Ackermann",
"D. Barrientos",
"D. Beaumel",
"P. Bednarczyk",
"G. Benzoni",
"A. Bracco",
"L. Canete",
"B. Cederwall",
"M. Ciemala",
"P. Delahaye",
"D. T. Doherty",
"C. Domingo-Pardo",
"B. Fern\u00e1ndez-Dom\u00ednguez",
"D. Fern\u00e1ndez",
"F. Flavigny",
"C. Foug\u00e8res",
"G. de France",
"S. Franchoo",
"A. Gadea",
"J. Gibelin",
"V. Gonz\u00e1lez",
"A. Gottardo",
"N. Goyal",
"F. Hammache",
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"A. Ka\u015fka\u015f",
"W. Korten",
"M. Labiche",
"L. Lalanne",
"C. Lenain",
"S. Leoni",
"J. Ljungvall",
"J. Lois-Fuentes",
"T. Lokotko",
"A. Lopez-Martens",
"A. Maj",
"F. M. Marqu\u00e9s",
"I. Martel",
"R. Menegazzo",
"D. Mengoni",
"B. Million",
"J. Nyberg",
"R. M. P\u00e9rez-Vidal",
"L. Plagnol",
"Zs. Podoly\u00e1k",
"A. Pullia",
"B. Quintana",
"D. Regueira-Castro",
"P. Reiter",
"M. Rejmund",
"K. Rezynkina",
"E. Sanchis",
"M. \u015eenyi\u011fit",
"N. de S\u00e9r\u00e9ville",
"M. Siciliano",
"D. Sohler",
"O. Stezowski",
"J. -C. Thomas",
"A. Utepov",
"J. J. Valiente-Dob\u00f3n",
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"M. Zieli\u0144ska"
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