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The magnetic moments of 17 N and 17 B were measured by using spin-polarized radioactive nuclear beams which were obtained from the projectile fragmentation reaction. The observed magnetic moment of 17 N, ͉͑ 17 N͉͒ϭ͑0.352Ϯ0.002͒ N , where N is the nuclear magneton, falls outside the Schmidt lines. By virtue of a simplifying feature of nuclear structure inherent in a p 1/2 valence nucleus, the deviation from the Schmidt value is attributed on firm ground to admixing of the configurations in which two neutrons in the sd shell are coupled to J ϭ2 ϩ. This interpretation is confirmed in standard shell-model calculations. The calculations reproduce fairly well the experimentally inferred amount of 2 ϩ admixture, as well as the experimental magnetic moment itself. The magnetic moment for 17 B was determined as ͉͑ 17 B͉͒ϭ͑2.545Ϯ0.020͒ N. The result is substantially smaller than the p 1/2 single-particle value, and the shell-model calculations indicate that the quenching of largely stems from J ϭ2 ϩ configurations of the sd neutrons. The observed amount of quenching, however, is larger than the shell-model predictions, suggesting an enhanced contribution of the 2 ϩ neutron configurations. This result is explained if the pairing energy for neutrons in the sd shell of a neutron-rich nucleus is assumed to diminish by about 30%. We also find that the use of the reduced pairing energy improves agreements in the magnetic moment and low-lying energy levels of 17 N as well. ͓S0556-2813͑96͒05005-4͔

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A new Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) method using (C2H5O)3SiF: tri-ethoxy-fluoro-silane as an interlayer dielectric film is proposed based on considerations of gas chemistry. RF power dependence of the film characteristics is investigated, and it is clarified that fluorine stability is improved with increasing RF power. The relative dielectric constant of the films deposited at the power of more than 700 W is about 3.5. Moisture absorption of the film formed from TEFS at 900 W is smaller than that of the SiOF film formed from C2F6 added TEOS.