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Published August 20, 1967 | public
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Radiative capture of 3He by 3He

Abstract

The reaction 3He+3He→6Be*+γ was observed at 90° for bombarding energies between 0.86 and 11.8 MeV. The total cross section for transitions to the first excited state of 6Be varies smoothly from 0.4 to 9.3 μb (assuming isotropy). No γ-ray transitions to the ground state of 6Be were observed with an upper limit of approximately 10-2 μb at 1.4 MeV. Because of these low cross sections, this reaction is of negligible astrophysical importance compared to the 3He(3He, 2p)4He reaction.

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©1967 The American Physical Society. Received 13 April 1967. One of us (W.E.S.) wishes to express his thanks to Professor William A. Fowler for the opportunity to spend an enjoyable fall term in the Kellogg Radiation Laboratory and the gratefully acknowledge the hospitality of the nuclear and astrophysical groups at the California Institute of Technology. Supported in part by the U.S. Office of Naval Research [Contract No. Nonr-220(47)].

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