The 19F(alpha, p)22Ne Reaction at Energies of Astrophysical Relevance by Means of the Trojan Horse Method and Its Implications in AGB Stars

D’Agata, G.; Pizzone, R. G.; La Cognata, M.; Indelicato, I.; Spitaleri, C.; Blagus, S.; Cherubini, S.; Figuera, P.; Grassi, L.; Guardo, G. L.; Gulino, M.; Hayakawa, S.; Kshetri, R.; Lamia, L.; Lattuada, M.; Mijatovic, T.; Milin, M.; Miljanic, Ð.; †,; Prepolec, L.; Rapisarda, G. G.; Romano, S.; Sergi, M. L.; Soic, N.; Tokic, V.; Tumino, A.; Uroic, M.

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aac207

The main source of F-19 in the universe has not yet been clearly identified and this issue represents one of the unanswered questions of stellar modeling. This lack of knowledge can be due to the F-19(alpha, p)Ne-22 reaction cross-section that has proven to be difficult at low energies: direct measurements stop only at about similar to 660 keV, leaving roughly half of the astrophysical relevant energy region (from 200 keV to 1.1 MeV) explored only by R-matrix calculations. In this work, we applied the Trojan Horse Method to the quasi-free three-body Li-6(F-19, p(22)Ne)d reaction performed at E-beam = 6 MeV in order to indirectly study the F-19(alpha, p)Ne-22 reaction in the sub-Coulomb energy region. In this way, we obtained the cross-section and the reaction rate in the temperature region of interest for astrophysics and free from electron screening effects. A brief analysis of the impact of the new measured reaction rate in AGB star nucleosynthesis is also presented.

Titolo:	The 19F(alpha, p)22Ne Reaction at Energies of Astrophysical Relevance by Means of the Trojan Horse Method and Its Implications in AGB Stars
Autori interni:	D'AGATA, GIUSEPPE R. G. Pizzone M. La Cognata I. Indelicato SPITALERI, Claudio S. Blagus CHERUBINI, SILVIO P. Figuera L. Grassi G. L. Guardo M. Gulino S. Hayakawa R. Kshetri LAMIA, LIVIO LATTUADA, Marcello T. Mijatovic M. Milin Ð. Miljanic † L. Prepolec G. G. Rapisarda ROMANO, Stefano SERGI, MARIA LETIZIA N. Soic V. Tokic A. Tumino M. Uroic mostra contributor esterni nascondi contributor esterni
Data di pubblicazione:	2018
Rivista:	THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Handle:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/357584
Appare nelle tipologie:	1.1 Articolo in rivista

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