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Auteurs principaux: Lauer-Coles, A., Deibel, C. M., Blackmon, J. C., Hood, A., Good, E. C., Macon, K. T., Santiago-Gonzalez, D., Schatz, H., Ahn, T., Browne, J., Montes, F., Schmidt, K., Ong, 4 W. J., Chipps, K. A., Pain, S. D., Wiedenhöver, I., Baby, L. T., Rijal, N., Anastasiou, M., Upadhyayula, S., Bedoor, S., Hooker, J., Koshchiy, E., Rogachev, G. V.
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author Lauer-Coles, A.
Deibel, C. M.
Blackmon, J. C.
Hood, A.
Good, E. C.
Macon, K. T.
Santiago-Gonzalez, D.
Schatz, H.
Ahn, T.
Browne, J.
Montes, F.
Schmidt, K.
Ong, 4 W. J.
Chipps, K. A.
Pain, S. D.
Wiedenhöver, I.
Baby, L. T.
Rijal, N.
Anastasiou, M.
Upadhyayula, S.
Bedoor, S.
Hooker, J.
Koshchiy, E.
Rogachev, G. V.
author_facet Lauer-Coles, A.
Deibel, C. M.
Blackmon, J. C.
Hood, A.
Good, E. C.
Macon, K. T.
Santiago-Gonzalez, D.
Schatz, H.
Ahn, T.
Browne, J.
Montes, F.
Schmidt, K.
Ong, 4 W. J.
Chipps, K. A.
Pain, S. D.
Wiedenhöver, I.
Baby, L. T.
Rijal, N.
Anastasiou, M.
Upadhyayula, S.
Bedoor, S.
Hooker, J.
Koshchiy, E.
Rogachev, G. V.
contents Background: Type I X-Ray bursts (XRBs) are energetic stellar explosions that occur on the surface of a neutron star in an accreting binary system with a low-mass H/He-rich companion. The rate of the $^{34}$Ar($α,p$)$^{37}$K reaction may influence features of the light curve that results from the underlying thermonuclear runaway, as shown in recent XRB stellar modelling studies. Purpose: In order to reduce the uncertainty of the rate of this reaction, properties of resonances in the compound nucleus $^{38}$Ca, such as resonance energies, spins, and particle widths, must be well constrained. Method: This work discusses a study of resonances in the $^{38}$Ca compound nucleus produced in the $^{34}$Ar($α,p$) reaction. The experiment was performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, with the ReA3 facility by measuring proton scattering using an unstable $^{37}$K beam. The kinematics were designed specifically to identify and characterize resonances in the Gamow energy window for the temperature regime relevant to XRBs. Results: The spins and proton widths of newly identified and previously known states in $^{38}$Ca in the energy region of interest for the $^{34}$Ar($α,p$)$^{37}$K reaction have been constrained through an R-Matrix analysis of the scattering data. Conclusions: Using these constraints, a newly estimated rate is applied to an XRB model built using Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA), to examine its impact on observables, including the light curve. It is found that the newly determined reaction rate does not substantially affect the features of the light curve.
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spellingShingle Study of the $in ^{34}$Ar($α,p$)$^{37}$K reaction rate via proton scattering on $^{37}$K, and its impact on properties of modeled X-Ray bursts
Lauer-Coles, A.
Deibel, C. M.
Blackmon, J. C.
Hood, A.
Good, E. C.
Macon, K. T.
Santiago-Gonzalez, D.
Schatz, H.
Ahn, T.
Browne, J.
Montes, F.
Schmidt, K.
Ong, 4 W. J.
Chipps, K. A.
Pain, S. D.
Wiedenhöver, I.
Baby, L. T.
Rijal, N.
Anastasiou, M.
Upadhyayula, S.
Bedoor, S.
Hooker, J.
Koshchiy, E.
Rogachev, G. V.
Nuclear Experiment
Background: Type I X-Ray bursts (XRBs) are energetic stellar explosions that occur on the surface of a neutron star in an accreting binary system with a low-mass H/He-rich companion. The rate of the $^{34}$Ar($α,p$)$^{37}$K reaction may influence features of the light curve that results from the underlying thermonuclear runaway, as shown in recent XRB stellar modelling studies. Purpose: In order to reduce the uncertainty of the rate of this reaction, properties of resonances in the compound nucleus $^{38}$Ca, such as resonance energies, spins, and particle widths, must be well constrained. Method: This work discusses a study of resonances in the $^{38}$Ca compound nucleus produced in the $^{34}$Ar($α,p$) reaction. The experiment was performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, with the ReA3 facility by measuring proton scattering using an unstable $^{37}$K beam. The kinematics were designed specifically to identify and characterize resonances in the Gamow energy window for the temperature regime relevant to XRBs. Results: The spins and proton widths of newly identified and previously known states in $^{38}$Ca in the energy region of interest for the $^{34}$Ar($α,p$)$^{37}$K reaction have been constrained through an R-Matrix analysis of the scattering data. Conclusions: Using these constraints, a newly estimated rate is applied to an XRB model built using Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA), to examine its impact on observables, including the light curve. It is found that the newly determined reaction rate does not substantially affect the features of the light curve.
title Study of the $in ^{34}$Ar($α,p$)$^{37}$K reaction rate via proton scattering on $^{37}$K, and its impact on properties of modeled X-Ray bursts
topic Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.09918