Developing the S32(p,d)S*31(p)(γ) reaction to probe the P30(p,γ)S31 reaction rate in classical novae

Burcher, Sean; Chipps, Kelly A.; Hughes, R. O.; Reingold, C. S.; Saastamoinen, A.; Harke, Jason T.; Cooper, N.; Ahn, S.; Allmond, James Mitchell; Clark, H.; Cizewski, Jolie A.; Hall, Matt R.; Hooker, J.; Jayatissa, Heshani; Jones, Kate L.; Ota, Shuya; Pain, Steven D.; Schmidt, K.; Simon, Anna; Upadhyayula, Sriteja

doi:10.1103/physrevc.105.045805

Title: Developing the S 32 ( p , d ) S * 31 ( p ) ( γ ) reaction to probe the P 30 ( p , γ ) S 31 reaction rate in classical novae

Journal Article · Fri Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physical Review. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.105.045805· OSTI ID:1866696

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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); Joint Inst. for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), East Lansing, MI (United States); Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden (Germany)

Background: The ³⁰P(p,γ)³¹S reaction rate is one of the largest remaining sources of uncertainty in the final abundances of nuclei created in a classical nova involving a ONe white dwarf. The reaction rate directly influences silicon isotopic ratios, which are used as identifiers of presolar grains with nova origins. Additionally, the uncertainty in the ³⁰P(p,γ)³¹S reaction rate has been found to limit the use of nova nuclear thermometers based on observations of elemental ratios in nova ejecta. Purpose: Reduce uncertainties in the nuclear data for proton-unbound states in ³¹S, which act as resonances for the ³⁰P(p,γ)³¹S reaction at classical nova temperatures, and develop a technique for high efficiency, high-resolution reaction-decay coincidence measurements. Methods: Here, the ³²S(p,d)³¹S reaction was used to populate the states of interest in ³¹S. The experiment was performed at the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute using the LLNL Hyperion array for the detection of charged particles and γ rays. A downstream silicon telescope was used to select reaction deuterons, and a single upstream silicon detector was used to measure protons emitted in the decay of unbound ³¹S levels. Results: Several states in ³¹S above the proton separation energy were observed to have been populated. Decay protons from the resonant states in ³¹S were identified as events in the upstream silicon detectors that came in coincidence with deuterons in the downstream telescope. Protons emitted from these states were measured and branching ratios extracted. Conclusions: While no new reaction rate is derived, spin-parity assignments for several higher-lying proton unbound states have been confirmed. Measured p₀ branching ratios for these levels have been compared to previous measurements with good agreement, and in some cases provided a reduction in uncertainty. The previously identified T = 3/2 state may have been incorrectly assigned a large p₀ branching ratio in a previous measurement. The technique of measuring reaction-decay coincidences with a particle-gamma setup appears promising.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; FG02-96ER40983; NA0003780; NA0002132; NA0003841; FG03-93ER40773; AC52-07NA27344; PHY-1430152; PHY-1812316; FG02-96ER40983 (UTK); AC05-00OR22725 (ORNL); NA-0003780 (Notre Dame); NA0002132 (Rutgers); FG03-93ER40773 (TAMU); NA-0003841 (CENTAUR)

OSTI ID:: 1866696

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1871854; OSTI ID: 1872298

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-836142; TRN: US2306090

Journal Information:: Physical Review. C, Vol. 105, Issue 4; ISSN 2469-9985

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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