The Li-8+He-4 -> B-11+n reaction inside the center- of- mass energy region E-cm = 0.5- 2.5 MeV, corresponding to the temperature range T-9 = 1-5, is of relevant interest in the fields of nuclear cosmology and nuclear astrophysics. In the context of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, it has been invoked to overcome the A = 8 mass gap; in r- process nucleosynthesis, it is considered a candidate precursor of seed nuclei. In this experimental work, the cross section, summed over all 11B final bound states, at the energy of 1.05 MeV in the center- ofmass system, is investigated by a correction- free projectile- correlated inclusive neutron measurement. The radioactive Li-8 beam delivered by the EXCYT facility at LNS- Catania is used to induce the inverse- kinematics reaction process. A zero- energy- threshold 4 pi detection system is used. Thanks to the improved experimental and analysis procedures, the result obtained in this work represents a strong argument to reopen the debate on the magnitude of the Li-8(alpha, n)B-11 reaction rate in explosive astrophysical environments.
The Li-8+He-4 -> B-11+n reaction inside the center- of- mass energy region E-cm = 0.5- 2.5 MeV, corresponding to the temperature range T-9 = 1-5, is of relevant interest in the fields of nuclear cosmology and nuclear astrophysics. In the context of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, it has been invoked to overcome the A = 8 mass gap; in r- process nucleosynthesis, it is considered a candidate precursor of seed nuclei. In this experimental work, the cross section, summed over all 11B final bound states, at the energy of 1.05 MeV in the center- ofmass system, is investigated by a correction- free projectile- correlated inclusive neutron measurement. The radioactive Li-8 beam delivered by the EXCYT facility at LNS- Catania is used to induce the inverse- kinematics reaction process. A zero- energy- threshold 4 pi detection system is used. Thanks to the improved experimental and analysis procedures, the result obtained in this work represents a strong argument to reopen the debate on the magnitude of the Li-8(alpha, n)B-11 reaction rate in explosive astrophysical environments.
Titolo: | Toward correction-free Li-8(alpha, n)B-11 data at the Gamow energy of explosive nucleosynthesis |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 |
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Citazione: | Toward correction-free Li-8(alpha, n)B-11 data at the Gamow energy of explosive nucleosynthesis / La Cognata M.; Del Zoppo A.; Alba R.; Cherubini S.; Colonna N.; Di Pietro A.; Figuera P.; Gulino M.; Lamia L.; Musumarra A; Pellegriti M. G.; Pizzone R. G.; Rolfs C.; Romano S.; Spitaleri C.; Tumino A.. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. G, NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0954-3899. - 37:10(2010). |
Abstract: | The Li-8+He-4 -> B-11+n reaction inside the center- of- mass energy region E-cm = 0.5- 2.5 MeV, corresponding to the temperature range T-9 = 1-5, is of relevant interest in the fields of nuclear cosmology and nuclear astrophysics. In the context of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, it has been invoked to overcome the A = 8 mass gap; in r- process nucleosynthesis, it is considered a candidate precursor of seed nuclei. In this experimental work, the cross section, summed over all 11B final bound states, at the energy of 1.05 MeV in the center- ofmass system, is investigated by a correction- free projectile- correlated inclusive neutron measurement. The radioactive Li-8 beam delivered by the EXCYT facility at LNS- Catania is used to induce the inverse- kinematics reaction process. A zero- energy- threshold 4 pi detection system is used. Thanks to the improved experimental and analysis procedures, the result obtained in this work represents a strong argument to reopen the debate on the magnitude of the Li-8(alpha, n)B-11 reaction rate in explosive astrophysical environments. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/14922 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |