First measurement of the 14N(p,gamma)15O cross section down to 70 keV

Details First measurement of the 14N(p,gamma)15O cross section down to 70 keV First measurement of the 14N(p,gamma)15O cross section down to 70 keV

2006-02-09

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0602012v1

Phys.Lett. B634 (2006) 483-487

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physletb.2006.02.021

In stars with temperatures above 20*10^6 K, hydrogen burning is dominated by the CNO cycle. Its rate is determined by the slowest process, the 14N(p,gamma)15O reaction. Deep underground in Italy's Gran Sasso laboratory, at the LUNA 400 kV accelerator, the cross section of this reaction has been measured at energies much lower than ever achieved before. Using a windowless gas target and a 4pi BGO summing detector, direct cross section data has been obtained down to 70 keV, reaching a value of 0.24 picobarn. The Gamow peak has been covered by experimental data for several scenarios of stable and explosive hydrogen burning. In addition, the strength of the 259 keV resonance has been remeasured. The thermonuclear reaction rate has been calculated for temperatures 90 - 300 *10^6 K, for the first time with negligible impact from extrapolations.

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