s-process nucleosynthesis in massive stars: new results on 60Fe, 62Ni and 64Ni

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Jan 2009

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CAPTURE GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED TOPICS: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectros

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S-Process, Giant And Subgiant Stars, Nucleosynthesis In Late Stellar Evolution

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The s process synthesizes the elements between Fe and Sr in massive stars during two major evolutionary stages, convective core He burning and C shell burning. This scenario implies fascinating consequences for the chemical evolution of the star. For instance, the neutron capture rate at each isotope can have a big influence on the production of many of the subsequent higher mass isotopes. Correspondingly, one needs to know the (n,γ) cross sections of the involved isotopes with high accuracy in order to determine the abundance pattern reliably and to obtain a consistent picture of this stage. This contribution gives an overview on recent and future experiments for the Fe/Ni nucleosynthesis in massive stars. New results on 60Fe, 62Ni and 64Ni are reported. 60Fe is mostly produced during the short convective C shell burning phase, where peak densities of ~1011 cm-3 are reached, prior to the SN explosion. The stellar (n,γ) cross section of 60Fe could be measured with a 1 μg sample obtained at PSI (Switzerland), which was sufficient for an activation measurement using the intense, quasi-stellar neutron field for a thermal energy of 25 keV at the Karlsruhe Van de Graaff accelerator. The FZK accelerator was also used for an activation of 62Ni, whereas in this case, the number of 63Ni nuclei produced were determined via accelerator mass spectroscopy at the Maier-Leibnitz-Laboratorium in Garching/Munich. The (n,γ) cross section of 64Ni at a stellar temperature equivalent to 50 keV has been measured in a collaboration between FZK Karlsruhe and PTB Braunschweig. Finally, complementary time of flight measurements on the Fe and Ni isotopes over a broad energy range are planned at the white neutron source n_TOF of CERN for the future campaign in 2009.

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