Physics – Nuclear Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1995
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Physical Review C (Nuclear Physics), Volume 51, Issue 3, March 1995, pp.1540-1550
Physics
Nuclear Physics
32
Radiative Capture, Compound Nucleus, Stellar Structure, Interiors, Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, Ages, 90<=A<=149
Scientific paper
The neutron capture cross sections of 146,148,150Nd have been determined relative to that of gold by means of the activation method. The samples were irradiated in a quasistellar neutron spectrum for kT=25 keV using the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction near threshold. Variation of the experimental conditions in different activations and the use of different samples allowed for the reliable determination of corrections and the evaluation of systematic uncertainties. The resulting stellar cross sections can be given with uncertainties around 6%, which represents a considerable improvement compared to previous measurements. These data are complemented by a new set of calculated cross sections for the unstable isotopes 147Nd, 147,148,149Pm, and 151Sm, which act as branching points in the s-process path. Based on these results, the s-process flow in the Nd-Pm-Sm region is discussed with respect to the neutron density during stellar helium burning and to isotopic anomalies in meteorites. The updated s-abundances are also used for a discussion of r- and p-process residuals.
Debus K.
Käppeler Franz
Reffo G.
Toukan K. A.
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