Study of the ^18F(p, alpha)^15O reaction for application to nova gamma-ray emission
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/ Authors
N. de Sereville, A. Coc, C. Angulo, M. Assuncao, D. Beaumel, B. Bouzid, S. Cherubini, M. Couder, P. Demaret, F. de Oliveira Santos
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P. Figuera, S. Fortier, M. Gaelens, F. Hammache, J. Kiener, D. Labar, A. Lefebvre, P. Leleux, M. Loiselet, A. Ninane, S. Ouichaoui, G. Ryckewaert, N. Smirnova, V. Tatischeff, J. -P. Thibaud
/ Abstract
The ^18F(p, alpha)^15O reaction is recognized as one of the most important reaction for nova gamma-ray astronomy as it governs the early =< 511 keV emission. However, its rate remains largely uncertain at nova temperatures due to unknown low-energy resonance strengths. In order to better constrain this reaction rate, we have studied the one-nucleon transfer reaction, D(^18F,p alpha)^15N, at the CRC-RIB facility at Louvain La Neuve.