We analyze a recent study of the one-proton knockout reaction on ${}^{19}\mathrm{N}$ in the framework of a time-dependent two-level model. Focusing on the specific case of ${}^{18}\mathrm{C}$, we quantify the validity of the so-called “piston” mechanism in terms of the timescales involved in the process, namely, the reaction time, the period of oscillation between the mixed states, and the lifetime of the excited unbound state.

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• Direct reactions
• Nuclear reactions
• Nuclear structure & decays
• Nucleon induced nuclear reactions
• Nucleon-nucleon interactions
• 6 ≤ A ≤ 19