Informing neutron capture nucleosynthesis on short-lived nuclei with (d,p) reactions

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Abstract

Neutron capture on unstable nuclei is important in understanding abundances in r-process nucleosynthesis. Previously, the non-elastic breakup of the deuteron in the (d,p) reaction has been shown to provide a neutron that can be captured by the nucleus and the gamma-ray decay of the subsequent compound nucleus can be modelled to predict the gamma-ray decay of the compound nucleus in the (n,γ) reaction. Preliminary results from the 95Mo(d,pγ) reaction in normal kinematics support the (d,pγ) reaction as a valid surrogate for neutron capture. The techniques to measure the (d,pγ) reaction in inverse kinematics have been developed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNuclear Physics in Astrophysics VIII, NPA8 2017
EditorsMarcello Lattuada, Rosario Gianluca Pizzone, Claudio Spitaleri, Marcello Lattuada, Marco La Cognata, Sara Palmerini, Claudio Spitaleri
PublisherEDP Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)9782759890309
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 30 2017
Event8th International Conference on Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics, NPA8 2017 - Catania, Italy
Duration: Jun 18 2017Jun 23 2017

Publication series

NameEPJ Web of Conferences
Volume165
ISSN (Print)2101-6275
ISSN (Electronic)2100-014X

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics, NPA8 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityCatania
Period06/18/1706/23/17

Funding

This work is supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration under the Stewardship Science Academic Alliances program DE-FG52-09NA29467 and DE-NA0000979, LLNL DE-AC52-07NA27344 and LDRD 16-ERD-022 and the Office of Nuclear Physics ORNL DE-AC05-00OR22725 and the National Science Foundation.

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