Mass-15 nuclei and predicting narrow states beyond the proton drip line

Abstract

In a previous letter (Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 072502 (2006)), the multi-channel algebraic scattering (MCAS) technique was used to calculate spectral properties for proton-unstable ${}^{15}$F and its mirror, ${}^{15}$C. MCAS achieved a close match to the then-new data for $p{+}^{14}$O elastic scattering and predicted several unusually narrow resonances at higher energies. Subsequently, such narrow resonance states were found. New cross section data has been published characterising the shape of the $J^{\pi }={\frac{1}{2}}^{-}$ resonance. Herein we update that first MCAS analysis and its predictions. We also study the spectra of the set of mass-15 isobars, ${}^{15}$C, ${}^{15}$N, ${}^{15}$O, and ${}^{15}$F, using the MCAS method and seeking a consistent Hamiltonian for clusterisation with a neutron and a proton, separately, coupled to core nuclei ${}^{14}$C and ${}^{14}$O.

11 pages, 5 figures

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