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Title: A reanalysis of radioisotope measurements of the $^9$Be$$(\gamma,n)^8$$Be cross-section

Abstract

The $^9$Be$$(\gamma,n)^8$$Be reaction is enhanced by a near threshold $1/2^+$ state. Contradictions between existing measurements of this reaction cross-section affect calculations of astrophysical r-process yields, dark matter detector calibrations, and the theory of the nuclear structure of $^9$Be. Select well-documented radioisotope $^9$Be$$(\gamma,n)$$ source yield measurements have been reanalyzed, providing a set of high-accuracy independently measured cross sections. A Breit-Wigner fit of these corrected measurements yields $$E_R=1738.8\pm1.9$$ keV, $$\Gamma_\gamma=0.771\pm0.021$$ eV, and $$\Gamma_n=268\pm15$$ keV for the $1/2^+$ state. A virtual $1/2^+$ state is excluded with 99.3\% confidence.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
OSTI Identifier:
1280860
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1297274
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-16-029-AE; arXiv:1602.05911
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985; 1422183
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359; De-AC02-07CH-11359
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 94; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
APS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

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Robinson, Alan E. A reanalysis of radioisotope measurements of the $^9$Be$(\gamma,n)^8$Be cross-section. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.94.024613.
Robinson, Alan E. A reanalysis of radioisotope measurements of the $^9$Be$(\gamma,n)^8$Be cross-section. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.94.024613
Robinson, Alan E. Thu . "A reanalysis of radioisotope measurements of the $^9$Be$(\gamma,n)^8$Be cross-section". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.94.024613. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1280860.
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title = {A reanalysis of radioisotope measurements of the $^9$Be$(\gamma,n)^8$Be cross-section},
author = {Robinson, Alan E.},
abstractNote = {The $^9$Be$(\gamma,n)^8$Be reaction is enhanced by a near threshold $1/2^+$ state. Contradictions between existing measurements of this reaction cross-section affect calculations of astrophysical r-process yields, dark matter detector calibrations, and the theory of the nuclear structure of $^9$Be. Select well-documented radioisotope $^9$Be$(\gamma,n)$ source yield measurements have been reanalyzed, providing a set of high-accuracy independently measured cross sections. A Breit-Wigner fit of these corrected measurements yields $E_R=1738.8\pm1.9$ keV, $\Gamma_\gamma=0.771\pm0.021$ eV, and $\Gamma_n=268\pm15$ keV for the $1/2^+$ state. A virtual $1/2^+$ state is excluded with 99.3\% confidence.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.94.024613},
journal = {Physical Review C},
number = 2,
volume = 94,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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