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Measurement of the {sup 17}O({ital p},{alpha}){sup 14}N Cross Section at Stellar Energies

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3255 (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)
The cross section for the astrophysically important {sup 17}O({ital p},{alpha}){sup 14}N reaction was measured at proton energies of 75 and 65 keV. Thick, high-purity Ta{sub 2}O{sub 5} targets (77% enriched {sup 17}O) and large-area detectors were used with beam currents of 0.45 mA. Backgrounds were measured using Ta{sub 2}O{sub 5} targets of natural isotopic composition. The expected resonance at {ital E}{sub {ital p}}=70 keV was observed in the data taken at 75 keV, and its proton width was found to be 22{plus_minus}3{sub stat}{plus_minus}2{sub target}{sub {minus}1}{sup +2}{sub beam} neV.
OSTI ID:
44846
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 74; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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