Proton branching ratios of 23Mg levels
- Sungkyunkwan Univ., Suwon (Republic of Korea). Dept. of Physics
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
- 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)
- Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
- Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)
- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan (Korea, Republic of)
- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
- Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States); Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- 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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