Strong 25Al+p resonances via elastic proton scattering with a radioactive 25Al beam

25Al+p elastic scattering in inverse kinematics was measured to explore the level structure of 26Si above its proton threshold. The 2H(24Mg,n)25Al reaction was used to produce a 3.4 MeV/nucleon 25Al radioactive beam with intensities of about 106 ions per second on target. By using a thick target of (CH2)n, a center-of-mass energy range of 3 MeV was scanned, reaching up to about 8.5 MeV in excitation energy in 26Si. This energy range covered the …