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Title: 106Cd and 112Sn: Alpha-Induced Cross Section Measurements For The Astrophysical P-Process

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2187929· OSTI ID:20798365
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  1. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556 (United States)
  2. Kocaeli University, Department of Physics, 41380 Umuttepe, Kocaeli (Turkey)
  3. Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), P.O. Box 51 H-4001 Debrecen (Hungary)

The simulation of p-process nucleosynthesis requires thousands of reaction rates. These rates are typically calculated with the statistical Hauser Feshbach Model (HF-Model) which depends critically on the reliability of the optical nucleus potential. In particular, the predicted ({alpha},{gamma}) cross sections at low energies (below 20 MeV) are sensitive to the choice of the alpha potential. Dscrepancies have been observed between the experimental cross sections and the theoretical values (NON-SMOKER). Currently, only a few {alpha}-induced reaction rates have been measured. To explore the trend 106Cd({alpha},{gamma})110Sn and 112Sn({alpha},{gamma})116Te cross sections were measured at the Notre Dame FN Tandem accelerator. First results are presented and discussed.

OSTI ID:
20798365
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 819, Issue 1; Conference: 12. international symposium on capture gamma-ray spectroscopy and related topics, Notre Dame, IN (United States), 4-9 Sep 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2187929; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English