Nuclear structure effects in the allowed muon capture in 14N

Abstract

Influences of nuclear structure on the allowed muon capture processes in 14N are studied. The first 2 + ( T=1) state in 14C is found to be strongly excited, followed by a moderate excitation of 1 + state and a weak excitation of the ground state of 14C. The ground state transition exhibits interesting effects of its dominance by [σ × Y 2 ( r ̂ )] 1 operator. The (2s−1d) 2 nuclear excitations may be responsible for the reallocation of the allowed strength to 2 +( T=1) states.