40Ca(α,γ)44Ti and the production of 44Ti in supernovae

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Jan 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008jphg...35a4034v&link_type=abstract

Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 014034 (2008).

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The nuclide 44Ti is predicted to be produced in significant quantities in core-collapse supernovae, and indeed it has been observed in the supernova remnant Cassiopeia-A by space-based γ-ray telescopes. The main production of 44Ti takes place in the α-rich freeze-out phase deep inside the supernova. The key reactions governing the 44Ti abundance have been identified in an earlier sensitivity study. Using the recoil mass spectrometer DRAGON at the TRIUMF-ISAC facility in Vancouver, Canada, we measured the main production reaction 40Ca(α,γ)44Ti, resulting in an increased reaction rate compared to the rate derived from previous prompt γ-ray studies, which is commonly used in supernova models. The uncertainty of the 44Ti production is now dominated by the rate of reactions with short-lived nuclides around 44Ti, namely 45V(p,γ)46Cr, 44Ti(α,p)47V and 44Ti(α,γ)48Cr. The sensitivity of these reactions on the 44Ti production has been revisited.

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