The 25Al(p,γ)26Si reaction rate in novae

D. W. Bardayan; J. C. Blackmon; W. R. Hix; J. F. Liang; M. S. Smith; J. A. Howard; R. L. Kozub; C. R. Brune; K. Y. Chae; E. J. Lingerfelt; J. P. Scott; M. S. Johnson; K. L. Jones; S. D. Pain; J. S. Thomas; R. J. Livesay; D. W. Visser

The ²⁵Al(p,γ)²⁶Si reaction rate in novae

D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, W. R. Hix, J. F. Liang, M. S. Smith, J. A. Howard, R. L. Kozub, C. R. Brune, K. Y. Chae, E. J. Lingerfelt, J. P. Scott, M. S. Johnson, K. L. Jones, S. D. Pain, J. S. Thomas, R. J. Livesay, D. W. Visser

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The production of ²⁶Al in novae is uncertain, in part, because of the uncertain rate of the ²⁵Al(p,γ)²⁶Si reaction at novae temperatures. This reaction is thought to be dominated by a long-sought 3⁺ level in ²⁶Si, and the calculated reaction rate varies by orders of magnitude depending on the energy of this resonance. We present evidence concerning the spin of a level at 5.914 MeV in ²⁶Si from the ²⁸Si(p,t)²⁶Si reaction studied at the Holifield Radioactive Beam Facility at ORNL. We find that the angular distribution for this level implies either a 2⁺ or 3⁺ assignment, with only a 3⁺ being consistent with the mirror nucleus, ²⁶Mg. Additionally, we have used the updated ²⁵Al(p,γ)²⁶Si reaction rate in a nova nucleosynthesis calculation and have addressed the effects of the remaining uncertainties in the rate on ²⁶Al production.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of Science
State	Published - 2006
Event	9th International Symposium on Nuclear Astrophysics - Nuclei in the Cosmos, NIC 2006 - Geneva, Switzerland Duration: Jun 25 2006 → Jun 30 2006

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The ²⁵Al(p,γ)²⁶Si reaction rate in novae

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