Abstract
Reactions on certain proton-rich, radioactive nuclei have been shown to have a significant influence on X-ray bursts. We provide an overview of two recent measurements of important X-ray burst reactions using in-flight radioactive ion beams from the RESOLUT facility at the J. D. Fox Superconducting Accelerator Laboratory at Florida State University. The 17F(d,n)18Ne reaction was measured, and Asymptotic Normalization Coefficients were extracted for bound states in 18Ne that determine the direct-capture cross section dominating the 17F(p,γ)18Ne reaction rate for T ≲ 0.45 GK. Unbound resonant states were also studied, and the single-particle strength for the 4.523-MeV (3+) state was found to be consistent with previous results. The 19Ne(d,n)20Na proton transfer reaction was used to study resonances in the 19Ne(p,γ)20Na reaction. The most important 2.65-MeV state in 20Na was observed to decay by proton emission to both the ground and first-excited states in 19Ne, providing strong evidence for a 3+ spin assignment and indicating that proton capture on the thermally-populated first-excited state in 19Ne is an important contributor to the 19Ne(p,γ)20Na reaction rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics VIII, NPA8 2017 |
| Editors | Marcello Lattuada, Rosario Gianluca Pizzone, Claudio Spitaleri, Marcello Lattuada, Marco La Cognata, Sara Palmerini, Claudio Spitaleri |
| Publisher | EDP Sciences |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9782759890309 |
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| State | Published - Dec 30 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 8th International Conference on Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics, NPA8 2017 - Catania, Italy Duration: Jun 18 2017 → Jun 23 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | EPJ Web of Conferences |
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| Volume | 165 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2101-6275 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2100-014X |
Conference
| Conference | 8th International Conference on Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics, NPA8 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Catania |
| Period | 06/18/17 → 06/23/17 |
Funding
This work was partially supported by the National Science Foundation, under Grants No. PHY-1401574, No. PHY-1064819, No. PHY-1126345 and partially supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under Grants No. DE-FG02-02ER41220 and No. DE-FG02-96ER40978.