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Title: Using 19F(3He,t)19Ne*(γ) to Study Astrophysically Important Levels Near the 18F + p Threshold

Conference · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5127732· OSTI ID:1572346

A direct test of nova explosion models comes from the observation of γ rays created in the decay of radioactive isotopes produced in the nova. One such isotope, 18F, is believed to be the main source of observable γ rays at and below 511 keV. The main destruction mechanism of 18F is thought to be the 18F(p,α)15O reaction, and uncertainties in the reaction rate arise from uncertainties in the energies, spins, and parities of the nuclear levels in 19Ne above the 18F + p threshold. To measure the properties of these levels, the 19F(3He,t)19Ne*(γ) reaction was studied at Argonne National Laboratory and the Nuclear Science Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science - Office of Nuclear Physics; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1572346
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Conference: 25th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Grapevine, TX, US, 08/12/18 - 08/17/18; ISSN 0094-243X
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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