2H(18F,pa)15N reaction applied to nova ?-ray emission
/ Authors
N. D. Séréville, A. Coc, C. Angulo, M. Assunção, D. Beaumel, B. Bouzid, S. Cherubini, M. Couder, P. Demaret, F. 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. Thibaud
/ Abstract
The 18F(p,alpha)15O reaction is recognized to be one of the most important reactions for nova gamma-ray astronomy as it governs the early E <= 511keV gamma emission. However in the nova temperature regime, its rate remains largely uncertain due to unknown low-energy resonance strengths. We report here the measurement of the D(18F,p)19F(alpha)15N one-nucleon transfer reaction, induced by a 14 MeV 18F radioactive beam impinging on a CD2 target; outgoing protons and 15N (or alpha-particles) were detected in coincidence in two silicon strip detectors. A DWBA analysis of the data resulted in new limits to the contribution of low-energy resonances to the rate of the 18F(p,alpha)15O reaction.
Journal: Physical Review C