Low-energy cross sections for ^7Li(p, α)^4He and ^6Li(p, α)^3He

Abstract

Reaction cross sections for ^6Li(p, α)^3He and ^7Li(p, α)^4He were obtained using lithium beams and a CH^4 gas target at equivalent proton energies between 130keV and 560 keV. The Rutherford scattering of lithium on carbon was used as a cross-section standard. For ^6Li + p, an extrapolation of the cross section to the energy region of astrophysical interest is given.

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