Informing direct neutron capture on tin isotopes near the shell closure
- Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Physics Division
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Reactor and Nuclear Systems Division
- Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, and JINA-CEE
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Physics Division
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Physics Division; Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Sungkyunkwan Univ., Suwon (Republic of Korea). Dept. of Physics
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Physics Division; Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Half of the elements heavier than iron are believed to be produced through the rapid neutron-capture process ($$r$$-process). The astrophysical environment(s) where the $$r$$-process occurs remains an open question, even after recent observations of neutron-star mergers and the associated kilonova. Features in the abundance pattern of $$r$$-process ashes may provide critical insight for distinguishing contributions from different possible sites, including neutron-star mergers and core-collapse supernovae. In particular, the largely unknown neutron-capture reaction rates on neutron-rich unstable nuclei near 132Sn could have a significant impact on the final $$r$$-process abundances. To better determine these neutron-capture rates, the ($d,p$) reaction has been measured in inverse kinematics using radioactive ion beams of 126Sn and 128Sn and a stable beam of 124Sn interacting with a (CD2)$$_n$$ target. An array of position-sensitive silicon strip detectors, including the Super Oak Ridge Rutgers University Barrel Array, was used to detect light reaction products. In addition to the present measurements, previous measurements of 130,132Sn($d,p$) were reanalyzed using state-of-the-art reaction theory to extract a consistent set of spectroscopic factors for ($d,p$) reactions on even tin nuclei between the heaviest stable isotope 124Sn and doubly magic 132Sn. The spectroscopic information was used to calculate direct-semidirect ($n,γ$) cross sections, which will serve as important input for r-process abundance calculations.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; FG52-08NA28552; NA0002132; FG02-96ER40983; SC0001174; FG02-96ER40955
- OSTI ID:
- 1564107
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1507606
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review C, Vol. 99, Issue 4; ISSN 2469-9985
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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