Analysis of the total 12C(α,γ)16O cross section based on available angular distributions and other primary data

Details Analysis of the total 12C(α,γ)16O cross section based on available angular distributions and other primary data Analysis of the total 12C(α,γ)16O cross section based on available angular distributions and other primary data

Jul 1996

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Physical Review C (Nuclear Physics), Volume 54, Issue 1, July 1996, pp.393-410

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Nuclear Physics

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6<=A<=19, 3H-, 3He-, And 4He-Induced Reactions, Hydrostatic Stellar Nucleosynthesis

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Because a knowledge of the 12C/16O ratio is crucial to the understanding of the later evolution of massive stars, new R- and K-matrix fits have been completed using the available angular distribution data from radiative α capture and elastic α scattering on 12C. Estimates of the total 12C(α,γ)16O rate at stellar energies are reported. In contrast with previous work, the analyses generally involve R- and K-matrix fits directly to the primary data, i.e., the energy- and angle-dependent differential yields, with all relevant partial waves fitted simultaneously (referred to here as surface fits). It is shown that, while the E1 part of the reaction is well constrained by a recent experiment on the β-delayed α-particle decay of 16N, only upper limits can be placed on the E2 ground state cross section factor which we take conservatively as SE2(300)<140 keV b. Simulations were then carried out to explore what kind of new data could lead to better restrictions on SE2(300). We find that improved elastic scattering data may be the best short-term candidate for such restrictions while significantly improving S(300) with new radiative capture data may require a longer-term effort. Theoretical models and estimates from α-transfer reactions for the E2 part of 12C(α,γ)16O are then discussed for comparison with the R- and K-matrix fits of the present work.

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