Experimental study of bound states in $^{12}$Be through low-energy $^{11}$Be($d,p$)-transfer reactions

The bound states of $^{12}$Be have been studied through a $^{11}$Be$(d,p)^{12}$Be transfer reaction experiment in inverse kinematics. A 2.8 MeV/u beam of $^{11}$Be was produced using the REX-ISOLDE facility at CERN. The outgoing protons were detected with the T-REX silicon detector array. The MINIBALL germanium array was used to detect $\gamma$-rays from the excited states in $^{12}$Be. The $\gamma$-ray detection enabled a clear identification of the four known bound states in $^{12}$Be, and each of the states has been studied individually. Differential cross sections over a large angular range have been extracted. Spectroscopic factors for each of the states have been determined from DWBA calculations and have been compared to previous experimental and theoretical results.