Cross sections for production of the 15.10 MeV and other astrophysically significant gamma-ray lines through excitation and spallation of12 C and16 O with protons

Details Cross sections for production of the 15.10 MeV and other astrophysically significant gamma-ray lines through excitation and spallation of12 C and16 O with protons Cross sections for production of the 15.10 MeV and other astrophysically significant gamma-ray lines through excitation and spallation of12 C and16 O with protons

Sep 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986stin...8633260l&link_type=abstract

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Carbon 12, Gamma Rays, Oxygen Isotopes, Photosphere, Solar Flares, Cosmic Rays, Excitation, Line Spectra, Proton Irradiation, Scattering Cross Sections, Solar Activity, Spallation

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The ratio of the flux of 15.10-MeV gamma rays to the flux of 4.438-MeV gamma rays resulting from excitation of the corresponding states in C-12 as a sensitive measure of the spectrum of the exciting particles produced in solar flares and other cosmic sources. These gamma rays are produced predominantly by interactions with C-12 and O-16, both of which are relatively abundant in the solar photosphere. Gamma ray production cross sections for proton interactions have been reported previously for all important channels except for the production of 15.10-MeV gamma rays from O-16. The first reported measurement of the 15.10-MeV gamma ray production cross section from p + O-16 is presented here. The University of Maryland cyclotron was employed to produce 40-, 65-, and 86-MeV protons which interacted with CH2 and BeO targets. The resultant gamma ray spectra were measured with a high-purity germanium semiconductor detector at 70, 90, 110, 125, and 140 degrees relative to the direction of the incident beam for each proton energy. Other gamma ray lines resulting from direct excitation and spallation reactions with C-12 and 0-16 were observed as well, and their gamma ray production cross sections described.

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