Abstract
The 17F(p,γ)18Ne reaction is important for understanding nucleosynthesis in novae. This reaction rate is expected to be dominated by the unmeasured direct-capture cross section at nova temperatures. We have measured cross sections for the proton-transfer reaction 14N(17F,18Ne)13C to determine 17F+p asymptotic normalization coefficients for 18Ne bound states and the 17F(p, γ)18Ne direct-capture cross section. Elastic scattering cross sections for the 14N(17F,17F) 14N and 12C(17F,17F) 12C reactions were also measured and used to determine reliable optical-model parameters within the framework of a microscopic double-folding model. Here we present the technique and some preliminary results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 365-369 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
| Volume | 746 |
| Issue number | 1-4 SPEC.ISS. |
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| State | Published - Dec 27 2004 |
Funding
ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.