New Constraints on the 18F(p,alpha) 15O Rate in Novae from the (d,p) Reaction

Details New Constraints on the 18F(p,alpha) 15O Rate in Novae from the (d,p) Reaction New Constraints on the 18F(p,alpha) 15O Rate in Novae from the (d,p) Reaction

2004-05-27

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0405033v2

Phys.Rev. C71 (2005) 032801

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Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

Error involving sum rule was corrected. Proton widths were recalculated using a Woods-Saxon potential. Both low-lying resonanc

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10.1103/PhysRevC.71.032801

The degree to which the (p,gamma) and (p,alpha) reactions destroy 18F at temperatures 1-4x10^8 K is important for understanding the synthesis of nuclei in nova explosions and for using the long-lived radionuclide 18F, a target of gamma-ray astronomy, as a diagnostic of nova mechanisms. The reactions are dominated by low-lying proton resonances near the 18F+p threshold (E_x=6.411 MeV in 19Ne). To gain further information about these resonances, we have used a radioactive 18F beam from the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility to selectively populate corresponding mirror states in 19F via the inverse d(18F,p)19F neutron transfer reaction. Neutron spectroscopic factors were measured for states in 19F in the excitation energy range 0-9 MeV. Widths for corresponding proton resonances in 19Ne were calculated using a Woods-Saxon potential. The results imply significantly lower 18F(p,gamma)19Ne and 18F(p,alpha)15O reaction rates than reported previously, thereby increasing the prospect of observing the 511-keV annihilation radiation associated with the decay of 18F in the ashes ejected from novae.

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