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Proton branching ratios of 23Mg levels

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C
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  1. Sungkyunkwan Univ., Suwon (Republic of Korea). Dept. of Physics
  2. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  3. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
  4. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  5. Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
  6. Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)
  7. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan (Korea, Republic of)
  8. Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
  9. Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States); Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
  10. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  11. Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Background: The anomalous 22Ne abundance measured in certain presolar graphite grains is thought to arise from the decay of 22Na that was synthesized at high temperatures in core-collapse supernovae. To better interpret this abundance anomaly, the primary destruction mechanism of 22Na, the 22Na(p,γ)23Mg reaction, must be better understood. Purpose: Determine proton branching ratios of several 23Mg excited states that play a role in the high-temperature 22Na(p,γ)23Mg reaction rate. Methods: Particle decays of 23Mg excited states populated with the previously reported 24Mg(p,d)23Mg transfer reaction measurement [Kwag et al., Eur. Phys. J. A 56, 108 (2020)] were analyzed to extract proton branching ratios. The reaction was studied using a 31-MeV proton beam from the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and 24Mg solid targets. Results: Proton branching ratios of several 23Mg excited states in the energy range of Ex = 8.044 - 9.642 MeV were experimentally determined for the first time for the p0 and p1'(p1+p2+p3) decay channels. Conclusions: These new branching ratios for 23Mg levels can provide an experimental foundation for an improved high-temperature rate of the 22Na(p,γ)23Mg reaction needed to understand production of anomalously high 22Ne abundance in core-collapse supernovae.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF); Institute for Basic Science
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; FG52-08NA28552; FG02-96ER40955; FG02-96ER40983
OSTI ID:
1870220
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Journal Name: Physical Review. C Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 105; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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