@article{, author = {Wheldon, Carl; Ashwood, Nicholas I.; Barr, Matthew; Curtis, Neil; Freer, Martin; Kokalova, Tzany; Malcolm, Jonathan D.; Spencer, S. J.; Ziman, Victor A.; Faestermann, Thomas.; Krücken, Reiner; Wirth, Hans-Friedrich; Hertenberger, Ralf; Lutter, Rudolf; Bergmaier, Andreas}, title = {Absolute decay width measurements in 16O}, editor = {}, booktitle = {}, series = {}, journal = {Journal of Physics: Conference Series}, address = {}, publisher = {}, edition = {}, year = {2012}, isbn = {}, volume = {381}, number = {}, pages = {012078}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012078}, doi = {10.1088/1742-6596/381/1/012078}, keywords = {}, abstract = {The reaction 126C(63Li, d) 168O* at a 6Li bombarding energy of 42 MeV has been used to populate excited states in 16O. The deuteron ejectiles were measured using the high-resolution Munich Q3D spectrograph. A large-acceptance silicon-strip detector array was used to register the recoil and break-up products. This complete kinematic set-up has enabled absolute a-decay widths to be measured with high-resolution in the 13.9 to 15.9 MeV excitation energy regime in 16O; many for the first time. This energy region spans the 14.4 MeV four-a breakup threshold. Monte-Carlo simulations of the detector geometry and break-up processes yield detection efficiencies for the two dominant decay modes of 40% and 37% for the a+12C(g.s.) and a+12C(2+1) break-up channels respectively.}, note = {}, institution = {Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fakultät für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, LRT 2 - Institut für Angewandte Physik und Messtechnik, Professur: Dollinger, Günther}, }