First direct measurement of the {sup 23}Mg(p,gamma){sup 24}Al reaction

Journal Article · Thu Apr 15 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.81.045808· OSTI ID:21388985

Erikson, L; Greife, U ^[1]; Ruiz, C; Ames, F; Bricault, P; Buchmann, L; Davids, B; Davis, C; Dombsky, M; Galinski, N; Hager, U; Hutcheon, D A; Lassen, J; Martin, L; Ottewell, D F; Ruprecht, G; Teigelhoefer, A ^[2]; Chen, A A; Chen, J; Ouellet, C V ^[3]

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1. Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401 (United States)
2. TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3 (Canada)
3. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 481 (Canada)

The lowest-energy resonance in the {sup 23}Mg(p,gamma){sup 24}Al reaction, which is dominant at classical nova temperatures, has been measured directly for the first time using the DRAGON recoil spectrometer. The experiment used a radioactive {sup 23}Mg beam (mixed within a significantly stronger {sup 23}Na beam) of peak intensity 5x10{sup 7} s{sup -1}, at the ISAC facility at TRIUMF. We extract values of E{sub R}=485.7{sub -1.8}{sup +1.3} keV and omegagamma=38{sub -15}{sup +21} meV from our data (all values in the center-of-mass frame unless otherwise stated). In addition, the experiment prompted a recalculation of the Q value for this reaction based on a revision of the {sup 24}Al mass. The effect on the uncertainties in the quantities of ejected {sup 22}Na and {sup 26}Al from oxygen-neon classical novae is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21388985
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 81; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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