Proton Inelastic Scattering onNi56in Inverse Kinematics

Abstract
Inelastic proton scattering to the first excited 2+ state of the doubly magic Ni56 nucleus was investigated in inverse kinematics, using a secondary beam of radioactive Ni56 nuclei. At an incident energy of 101 MeV/nucleon, a value B(E2,0+2+)=600±120 e2 fm4 was measured. This result completes the set of experimental data for the first excited 2+ states in the 1f2p shell with a closed shell of neutrons or protons. These data are compared to recent shell-model calculations.