Journal article
Stellar Reactions with Short-Lived Nuclei: 17F(p,α)14O
Abstract
A method has been developed that can provide beams of many short-lived nuclei of interest in nucleosynthesis along the rp process path. With a 17F beam (T1/2=64 s) the excitation function of the 17F(p,α)14O reaction was measured to determine properties of excited states in 18Ne. These states influence the rate of the 14O(α,p)17F reaction which is important for understanding energy generation and nucleosynthesis in x-ray bursts. The present …
Authors
Harss B; Greene JP; Henderson D; Janssens RVF; Jiang CL; Nolen J; Pardo RC; Rehm KE; Schiffer JP; Siemssen RH
Journal
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 82, No. 20, pp. 3964–3967
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Publication Date
May 17, 1999
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.82.3964
ISSN
0031-9007