Abstract
The 14O(α,p)17F reaction is an important trigger reaction to the α-p process in X-ray bursts. The most stringent experimental constraints on its astrophysical rate come from measurements of the time-inverse reaction, 17F(p,α)14O. Previous studies of this inverse reaction have sufficiently characterized the high-energy dependence of the cross section but there are still significant uncertainties at lower energies. A new measurement of the 17F(p,α)14O cross section is underway at the Twin Solenoid (TwinSol) facility at the University of Notre Dame using an in-flight secondary 17F beam. The initial results are promising but improvements are needed to complete the measurement. The initial data and plans for an improved measurement are presented in this manuscript.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 415-420 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics Procedia |
Volume | 90 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
Event | Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, CAARI 2016 - Fort Worth, United States Duration: Oct 30 2016 → Nov 4 2016 |
Funding
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation, the DOE Office of Nuclear Physics, and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics – Center for Evolution of the Elements. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation, the DOE Office of Nuclear Physics, and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics - Center for Evolution of the Elements.
Keywords
- X-ray
- astrophysical
- nucleosynthesis
- radioactive