Gamow shell model study of the 17Ne(p, p) reaction and of isospin symmetry breaking in 18Na

Abstract

The unbound nucleus 18Na, acting as an intermediate nucleus in the sequential decay of 19Mg, is situated beyond the proton drip line. We employ the coupled-channel Gamow shell model (GSM-CC) to investigate the properties of 18Na, as well as the 17Ne(p, p) cross section. GSM-CC treats the nucleus as an open quantum system and provides a unified framework for studying both nuclear structure and reaction cross sections. Our calculations reproduce the energies and partial decay widths of low-lying states in 18Na, as well as the 17Ne(p, p) cross section. Additionally, the mirror nucleus 18N is also described. The isospin symmetry breaking induced by the Coulomb interaction and continuum coupling is clearly obtained in our description of 18Na and 18N properties, arising from the extended s1/2 partial wave. The isospin symmetry breaking in the 18Na/18N pair is compared to that occurring in the mirror pair 16F/16N, whereby similarities and differences are analyzed.

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