Proton-unbound states in AI 24 relevant for the mg 23 (p,γ) reaction in novae
dc.contributor.author | Vyfers, E. C | |
dc.contributor.author | Pesudo, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Triambak, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-13T09:32:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-11-13T09:32:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The nucleosynthesis of several proton-rich nuclei is determined by radiative proton-capture reactions on unstable nuclei in nova explosions. One such reaction is 23Mg(p, γ ) 24Al, which links the NeNa and MgAl cycles in oxygen-neon novae. Purpose: The purpose of our study is to extract 23Mg(p, γ ) resonance strengths from proton-unbound states in 24Al, produced via the 24Mg(3 He,t) reaction. Methods: A beam of 3 He2+ ions at 50.7 MeV is used to produce the states of interest in 24Al. Proton-triton angular correlations are measured with a K = 600 QDD magnetic spectrometer and a silicon detector array, located at iThemba LABS, South Africa. Results: We measure the excitation energies of the four lowest proton-unbound states in 24Al and place lower limits on p/ values for these four states. Together with shell-model calculations of partial γ widths, the experimental data are also used to determine resonance strengths for the four lowest 23Mg(p, γ ) 24Al resonances. Conclusions: The energy of the dominant first 23Mg(p, γ ) resonance is determined to be Er = 478 ± 4 keV, with a resonance strength of ωγ = 19 ± 9 meV. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vyfers, E.C., Pesudo, V., Triambak, S., Adsley, P., Brown, B.A., Jivan, H., Kamil, M., Marin-Lambarri, D.J., Neveling, R., Ondze, J.C. and Papka, P., 2023. Study of proton-unbound states in $^{24}{\rm Al} $ relevant for the $^{23}{\rm Mg}(p,\gamma) $ reaction in novae. arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.15935. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.110.035803 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19650 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | American Physical Society | |
dc.subject | Proton emission | |
dc.subject | Charge-exchange reactions | |
dc.subject | Nuclear reaction rates | |
dc.subject | Resonance reactions | |
dc.subject | Research Areas Charge-exchange reactionsNuclear astrophysicsNuclear reaction ratesNucleosynthesis in explosive environments | |
dc.title | Proton-unbound states in AI 24 relevant for the mg 23 (p,γ) reaction in novae | |
dc.type | Article |
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