Direct measurement of the low energy resonances in $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,γ)^{26}\rm{Mg}$ reaction

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Main Authors: Shahina, S., Gorres, J., Robertson, D., Couder, M., Gomez, O., Gula, A., Hanhardt, M., Kadlecek, T., Kelmar, R., Scholz, P., Simon, A., Stech, E., Strieder, F., Wiescher, M.
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author Shahina, S.
Gorres, J.
Robertson, D.
Couder, M.
Gomez, O.
Gula, A.
Hanhardt, M.
Kadlecek, T.
Kelmar, R.
Scholz, P.
Simon, A.
Stech, E.
Strieder, F.
Wiescher, M.
author_facet Shahina, S.
Gorres, J.
Robertson, D.
Couder, M.
Gomez, O.
Gula, A.
Hanhardt, M.
Kadlecek, T.
Kelmar, R.
Scholz, P.
Simon, A.
Stech, E.
Strieder, F.
Wiescher, M.
contents The $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,γ)^{26}\rm{Mg}$ is an important reaction in stellar helium burning environments as it competes directly with one of the main neutron sources for the s-process, the $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,n)^{25}\rm{Mg}$ reaction. The reaction rate of the $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,γ)^{26}\rm{Mg}$ is dominated by the low energy resonances at $E_α^{lab}$ = 650 and 830 keV respectively. The $E_α^{lab}$ = 830 keV resonance has been measured previously, but there are some uncertainties in the previous measurements. We confirmed the measurement of the $E_α^{lab}$ = 830 keV resonance using implanted $^{22}$Ne targets. We obtained a resonance strength of $ωγ$ = 35 $\pm$ 4 $μeV$, and provide a weighted average of the present and previous measurements of $ωγ$ = 35 $\pm$ 2 $μeV$ with reduced uncertainties compared to previous studies. We also attempted to measure the strength of the predicted resonance at $E_α^{lab}$ = 650 keV directly for the first time and found an upper limit of $ωγ$ $\mathrm{<0.15}$ $μeV$ for the strength of this resonance. In addition, we also studied the $E_{P}^{lab}$= 851 keV resonance in $^{22}\rm{Ne}(p,γ)^{23}\rm{Na}$, and obtained a resonance strength of $ωγ$ = 9.2 $\pm$ 0.7 eV with significantly lower uncertainties compared to previous measurements.
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spellingShingle Direct measurement of the low energy resonances in $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,γ)^{26}\rm{Mg}$ reaction
Shahina, S.
Gorres, J.
Robertson, D.
Couder, M.
Gomez, O.
Gula, A.
Hanhardt, M.
Kadlecek, T.
Kelmar, R.
Scholz, P.
Simon, A.
Stech, E.
Strieder, F.
Wiescher, M.
Nuclear Experiment
The $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,γ)^{26}\rm{Mg}$ is an important reaction in stellar helium burning environments as it competes directly with one of the main neutron sources for the s-process, the $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,n)^{25}\rm{Mg}$ reaction. The reaction rate of the $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,γ)^{26}\rm{Mg}$ is dominated by the low energy resonances at $E_α^{lab}$ = 650 and 830 keV respectively. The $E_α^{lab}$ = 830 keV resonance has been measured previously, but there are some uncertainties in the previous measurements. We confirmed the measurement of the $E_α^{lab}$ = 830 keV resonance using implanted $^{22}$Ne targets. We obtained a resonance strength of $ωγ$ = 35 $\pm$ 4 $μeV$, and provide a weighted average of the present and previous measurements of $ωγ$ = 35 $\pm$ 2 $μeV$ with reduced uncertainties compared to previous studies. We also attempted to measure the strength of the predicted resonance at $E_α^{lab}$ = 650 keV directly for the first time and found an upper limit of $ωγ$ $\mathrm{<0.15}$ $μeV$ for the strength of this resonance. In addition, we also studied the $E_{P}^{lab}$= 851 keV resonance in $^{22}\rm{Ne}(p,γ)^{23}\rm{Na}$, and obtained a resonance strength of $ωγ$ = 9.2 $\pm$ 0.7 eV with significantly lower uncertainties compared to previous measurements.
title Direct measurement of the low energy resonances in $^{22}\rm{Ne}(α,γ)^{26}\rm{Mg}$ reaction
topic Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.07885