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Title: Nuclear level density and γ -ray strength function of Ni 67 and the impact on the i process

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C
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Proton- γ coincidences from ( d , p ) reactions between a Ni 66 beam and a deuterated polyethylene target have been analyzed with the inverse-Oslo method to find the nuclear level density (NLD) and γ -ray strength function ( γ SF ) of Ni 67 . The Ni 66 ( n , γ ) capture cross section has been calculated using the Hauser-Feshbach model in using the measured NLD and γ SF as constraints. The results confirm that the Ni 66 ( n , γ ) reaction acts as a bottleneck when relying on one-zone nucleosynthesis calculations. However, the impact of this reaction is strongly dampened in multizone models of low-metallicity AGB stars experiencing i -process nucleosynthesis. Published by the American Physical Society 2025

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
The ISOLDE Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
2501000
Report Number(s):
LLNL--JRNL-2001155; 015803
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Journal Name: Physical Review. C Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 111; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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