(<span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Li</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn></mrow><mrow></mrow><mrow></mrow></mmultiscripts></mrow></math></span>, <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">He</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn></mrow><mrow></mrow><mrow></mrow></mmultiscripts></mrow></math></span>) Reaction as a Probe of Spin-Transfer Strength

N. Anantaraman; J. S. Winfield; Sam M. Austin; A. Galonsky; J. van der Plicht; C. C. Chang; G. Ciangaru; S. Gales

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.2375

( ${}^{6}{Li}$ , ${}^{6}{He}$ ) Reaction as a Probe of Spin-Transfer Strength

N. Anantaraman, J. S. Winfield, Sam M. Austin, A. Galonsky, J. van der Plicht, C. C. Chang, G. Ciangaru, and S. Gales

Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 2375 – Published 10 November 1986

Abstract

The ( ${}^{6}{Li}$ , ${}^{6}{He}$ ) reaction was studied on targets of ${}^{7}{Li}$ , ${}^{12}C$ , ${}^{14}C$ , ${}^{26}{Mg}$ , and ${}^{90}{Zr}$ at $E_{Li} = 210$ MeV. A striking proportionality between cross sections for Gamow-Teller transitions and the corresponding $β$ -decay strengths is observed. This should serve as a calibration of the reaction for use in studies of spin-transfer strength in nuclei. A variety of tests suggests that the reaction proceeds predominantly by a one-step mechanism.