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Energy dependence of the astrophysical S factor for the6Li(p, γ)7Be reaction

  • R. M. Prior
  • , M. C. Spraker
  • , A. M. Amthor
  • , K. J. Keeter
  • , S. O. Nelson
  • , A. Sabourov
  • , K. Sabourov
  • , A. Tonchev
  • , M. Ahmed
  • , J. H. Kelley
  • , D. R. Tilley
  • , H. R. Weller
  • , H. M. Hofmann

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Abstract

Polarized proton beams with energies from 80 to 130 keV have been used to determine the slope of the astrophysical S factor for the 6Li(p, γ,0)7Be and 6Li(p,γ1) 7Be reactions. The slope was determined from the relative yields at five incident proton energies. The slope of the S factor was found to be negative. The analyzing power measurements indicate that the reaction proceeds predominately by s-wave capture. The negative slope does not appear to be due to low-binding-energy effects, the effects of nearby resonances, or electron screening of the nuclei. A resonating group model calculation demonstrates a new mechanism for producing a negative slope at astrophysically relevant energies in radiative capture reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number055801
Pages (from-to)055801-1-055801-8
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume70
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was partially supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy under Grants Nos. DE-FG02-97ER41046, DE-FG02-97ER41033, and DE-FG02-97ER41042.

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