Published May 29, 1995
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Journal Article
The β-delayed α-spectrum of ^(16)N, and its role in defining the astrophysical cross section for ^(12)C(α,γ)^(16)O
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- Barnes, C. A.
Abstract
It has proven to be very difficult to determine the astrophysically important cross section for ^(12)C(α, γ)^(16)O at the relevant energies (∼300 keV) from radiative capture measurements. The present paper summarizes a new measurement of the β-delayed α-spectrum of ^(16)N that substantially improves our knowledge of the E1 α-capture cross section on ^(12)C at 300 keV. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the status of the total ^(12)C(α, γ)^(16)O cross section at 300 keV.
Additional Information
© 1995 Elsevier. The present paper is mainly based on the ^(16)N ,β-delayed α-spectrum measurements carried out in the TRIUMF laboratory, and described in reference 1 in more detail than can be included here. The members of the TRIUMF 16N collaboration and their affiliations are listed in the acknowledgements. The author's research is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grant PHY 91-15574). The author would like to thank S. E. Woosley, J. Humblet, and K. Langanke for many informative discussions. He also thanks his fellow members of the TRIUMF ^(16)N collaboration. The members and their affiliations are: R.E. Azuma, F.C. Barker, C.A. Barnes, L. Buchmann, J.M. D'Auria, M. Domsky, U. Giesen, K.P. Jackson, J.D. King, R.G. Korteling, P. McNeely, J. Powell, G. Roy, J. Vincent, T.-R. Wang, S.S.M. Wong, and P.R. Wrean.Additional details
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- 60219
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- PHY91-15574
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