Journal article
Observation of the Astrophysically Important 3+ State in N18e via Elastic Scattering of a Radioactive F17 Beam from H1
Abstract
The 17F(p,γ)18Ne reaction is important in stellar explosions, but its rate has been uncertain because of an expected 3+ state in 18Ne that has never been conclusively observed. This state would provide a strong ℓ=0 resonance and, depending on its excitation energy, could dominate the stellar reaction rate. We have observed this missing 3+ state by measuring the 1H(17F,p)17F excitation function with a radioactive 17F beam at the ORNL Holifield …
Authors
Bardayan DW; Blackmon JC; Brune CR; Champagne AE; Chen AA; Cox JM; Davinson T; Hansper VY; Hofstee MA; Johnson BA
Journal
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 45–48
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Publication Date
July 5, 1999
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.83.45
ISSN
0031-9007