(1) Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow oblast, 141980, Russia;(2) IPN, Orsay, France;(3) GANIL, Caen, France;(4) NPI, Řež, Czech Republic;(5) NIPNE, Bucharest, Romania;(6) LPC, Caen, France
Abstract:
The neutron drip line in the neon-magnesium region has been explored by the projectile fragmentation of a 48Ca(59.8 A MeV) beam using the new fragment separator LISE-2000 at GANIL. New neutron-rich isotopes, 34Ne and 37Na, have been observed together with some evidence for the particle instability of 33Ne and 36Na.