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Jia-Lin An

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One neutron triaxial halo candidates in aluminum isotopes from reaction observables

Microscopic description of one neutron ($1n$) halo candidates $^{40,42}$Al, with particular triaxial shape, is presented by combining the triaxial relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum (TRHBc) with the Glauber reaction model for the first time. In this scheme, the reaction cross sections of aluminum isotopes on a carbon target at 240 and 900 MeV/A are calculated, which exhibit a pronounced increase for $^{40,42}$Al + $^{12}$C deviating from the systematic trend of their neighbours. Furthermore, the predicted longitudinal momentum distributions of the residues after $1n$ removal reactions for $^{40,42}$Al + $^{12}$C are narrower than those for $^{36,38}$Al + $^{12}$C, which suggest halo structure with spatially extended density distribution. Based on the large occupation probabilities of $p$-wave valence neutrons, we identify $^{40,42}$Al as the first triaxially deformed $1n$ $p$-wave halo candidates. This work cast a new light on the search for the heavier halo nuclei for future experiments in the mass region of $A\approx40$, through theoretical predictions from triaxial structure to reaction observables.

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Predicting reaction observables for the two-neutron halo candidates $^{31}$F and $^{39}$Na

Microscopic description of two-neutron ($2n$) halo candidates $^{31}$F and $^{39}$Na has been realized from nuclear structure to reaction observables for the first time. The reliability of the Glauber reaction model has been confirmed by exactly reproducing the momentum distributions of the benchmark $2n$ halo nucleus $^{11}$Li, with the identical structural inputs from the former work. Combined with the structure from the deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum (DRHBc), the Glauber model is applied to predict the reaction observables, including the reaction cross sections (RCSs) for the fluorine and sodium isotopes bombarding a carbon target at 240~MeV/A and the longitudinal momentum distributions of the fragments after $2n$ knockout reactions. It turns out that the calculated RCSs agree well with the available experimental data and a pronounced increase occurs to $^{29, 31}$F + $^{12}$C and $^{37, 39}$Na + $^{12}$C, which deviate from the original trend of their neighbours. Furthermore, the narrower longitudinal momentum distributions of the fragments after $2n$ knockout reactions demonstrate that $^{31}$F and $^{39}$Na have the dilute $2n$ halo structure. Such a new combination is promising to suggest new $2n$ halo candidates for future measurements.

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Exploration on $1n$ halo nucleus $^{19}$C from D-RHFB structure to reaction observables

We utilize the axially deformed relativistic Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (D-RHFB) model to describe the structure of neutron-rich carbon isotopes, taking into account the continuum, pairing correlations, tensor force and their interplay. In this scheme, one- and two-neutron separation energies of neutron-rich carbon isotopes agree well with measured data, as well as the spin and parity $J^\pi=1/2^+$ for the ground state of $^{19}$C, which is a long-standing problem for theoretical structure models. With the structure input extracted from the microscopic D-RHFB model, the reaction observables are well described the Glauber model. In particular, this unified approach accurately reproduces the inclusive longitudinal momentum distributions of the breakup reaction $^{19}$C + $^{12}$C at 240 MeV/nucleon, which rule out the possibility of the ground state of $^{19}$C being $J^\pi=3/2^+$. Moreover, the continuum plays a crucial role in the formation of the halo, which is further confirmed by the reaction cross sections and longitudinal momentum distributions. However, the tensor force components carried by the $\pi$-coupling are not as significant as anticipated. Consequently, the D-RHFB + Glauber approach turns out to be a promising tool to search for halo candidates from the structure to the reaction.

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