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Title: How Accurately Do We Know the Cross Section of the 7Be(p, {gamma})8B Reaction?

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2187853· OSTI ID:20798282
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  1. Laboratory for Nuclear Science at Avery Point, University of Connecticut, 1084 Shennecossett Rd., Groton, CT 06340-6097 (United States)

The 'world average' of the astrophysical cross section factor , S17(0), is driven by the Seattle result due to the very small quoted uncertainty, which we however demonstrate it to be an overestimated accuracy. We propose more realistic error bars for the Seattle results based on the published Seattle data. This leads to a an uncertainty of the measured slope of S17 and thus an uncertainty due to extrapolation that can be reasonably estimated to be {sub -3.0}{sup +0.0} eV-b.

OSTI ID:
20798282
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 819, Issue 1; Conference: 12. international symposium on capture gamma-ray spectroscopy and related topics, Notre Dame, IN (United States), 4-9 Sep 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2187853; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English