Development of a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysical studies of fusion reactions near stellar energies

Fang, X.; Bucher, Brian; Howard, A.; Kolata, J. J.; Li, Y. J.; Roberts, A.; Tang, X. D.; Wiescher, M.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.050

Title: Development of a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysical studies of fusion reactions near stellar energies

Abstract

Here, a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysics (SSNAP) has been developed to study heavy-ion fusion reactions of astrophysical importance near stellar energies. Charged particles follow helical trajectories within the strong magnetic field of a superconducting solenoid. The ¹²C(¹²C,p)²³Na reaction was studied as the first measurement using the solenoid spectrometer at the University of Notre Dame within the energy range of E_c.m. = 4.0 to 6.0 MeV. This experiment demonstrated that the solenoid spectrometer is able to provide outstanding capability for detection of light charged particles produced by nuclear fusion reactions having a relatively wide energy range.

Authors:

Fang, X. ^[1];

^[2]; Howard, A. ^[3]; Kolata, J. J. ^[4]; Li, Y. J. ^[5]; Roberts, A. ^[4]; Tang, X. D. ^[6]; Wiescher, M. ^[4]

Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Zhuhai (China); Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (United States); Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (United States); Technische Univ. Munchen, Garching (Germany)
Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (United States)
China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing (China)
Chinese Academy of Science, Gansu (China)

Publication Date:: Sat Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1474113

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-17-42379-Rev000
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 871; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; solenoid spectrometer; nuclear astrophysics; carbon fusion

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                    Fang, X., Bucher, Brian, Howard, A., Kolata, J. J., Li, Y. J., Roberts, A., Tang, X. D., and Wiescher, M. Development of a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysical studies of fusion reactions near stellar energies.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Fang, X., Bucher, Brian, Howard, A., Kolata, J. J., Li, Y. J., Roberts, A., Tang, X. D., & Wiescher, M. Development of a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysical studies of fusion reactions near stellar energies.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.050

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                    Fang, X., Bucher, Brian, Howard, A., Kolata, J. J., Li, Y. J., Roberts, A., Tang, X. D., and Wiescher, M. Sat .  
"Development of a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysical studies of fusion reactions near stellar energies".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.050.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1474113.

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@article{osti_1474113,

  title        = {Development of a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysical studies of fusion reactions near stellar energies},

  author       = {Fang, X. and Bucher, Brian and Howard, A. and Kolata, J. J. and Li, Y. J. and Roberts, A. and Tang, X. D. and Wiescher, M.},

  abstractNote = {Here, a solenoid spectrometer for nuclear astrophysics (SSNAP) has been developed to study heavy-ion fusion reactions of astrophysical importance near stellar energies. Charged particles follow helical trajectories within the strong magnetic field of a superconducting solenoid. The 12C(12C,p)23Na reaction was studied as the first measurement using the solenoid spectrometer at the University of Notre Dame within the energy range of Ec.m. = 4.0 to 6.0 MeV. This experiment demonstrated that the solenoid spectrometer is able to provide outstanding capability for detection of light charged particles produced by nuclear fusion reactions having a relatively wide energy range.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.050},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 871,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Sat Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

}

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