Strength of the [Formula presented] Resonance at [Formula presented]

D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Batchelder, J. C. Blackmon, A. E. Champagne, T. Davinson, R. Fitzgerald, W. R. Hix, C. Iliadis, R. L. Kozub, Z. Ma, S. Parete-Koon, P. D. Parker, N. Shu, M. S. Smith, P. J. Woods

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Abstract

Production of the radioisotope [Formula presented] in novae is severely constrained by the rate of the [Formula presented] reaction. A resonance at [Formula presented] may strongly enhance the [Formula presented] reaction rate, but its strength has been very uncertain. We have determined the strength of this important resonance by measuring the [Formula presented] cross section on and off resonance using a radioactive [Formula presented] beam at the ORNL Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility. We find that its resonance strength is [Formula presented], and that it dominates the [Formula presented] reaction rate over a significant range of temperatures characteristic of ONeMg novae.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume89
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

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