Ground State Radiation Width of the 10.18 MeV, Jπ = 3−, State in 28Si Deduced From 100 MeV Proton Inelastic Scattering

Abstract

Differential cross section data for 100 MeV protons inelastically scattered from 6Li, 9Be, 12C, 24Mg, and 28Si are compared with the corresponding E2 and E3 transition rates and a strong correlation is shown to exist between (dσ/dΩ)max and Γγ0 if the shape of the proton angular distribution is characteristic of single excitation. The persistence of the correlation to transitions with Γγ0/Γγ < 0.1 allows an estimate of Γγ0 = 8.6 ± 5 × 10−4 eV for the 10.18 MeV, Jπ = 3−, level in 28Si.