New {sup 34}Cl proton-threshold states and the thermonuclear {sup 33}S(p,{gamma}){sup 34}Cl rate in ONe novae
- Physik Department E12, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
- Maier-Leibnitz-Laboratorium der Muenchner Universitaeten (MLL), D-85748 Garching (Germany)
Analysis of presolar grains in primitive meteorites has shown isotopic ratios largely characteristic of the conditions thought to prevail in various astrophysical environments. A possible indicator for a grain of ONe nova origin is a large {sup 33}S abundance: nucleosynthesis calculations predict as much as 150 times the solar abundance of {sup 33}S in the ejecta of nova explosions on massive ONe white dwarfs. This overproduction factor may, however, vary by factors of at least 0.01-3 because of uncertainties of several orders of magnitude in the {sup 33}S(p,{gamma}){sup 34}Cl reaction rate at nova peak temperatures (T{sub peak}{approx}0.1-0.4 GK). These uncertainties arise due to the lack of nuclear physics information for states within {approx}600 keV of the {sup 33}S+p threshold in {sup 34}Cl (S{sub p}({sup 34}Cl) = 5143 keV). To better constrain this rate we have measured, for the first time, the {sup 34}S({sup 3}He,t){sup 34}Cl reaction over the region E{sub x}({sup 34}Cl) = 4.9-6 MeV. We confirm previous states and find 15 new states in this energy region. New {sup 33}S(p,{gamma}){sup 34}Cl resonances at E{sub R}=281(2), 301(2), and 342(2) keV may dominate this rate at relevant nova temperatures. Our results could affect predictions of sulphur isotopic ratios in nova ejecta (e.g., {sup 32}S/{sup 33}S) that may be used as diagnostic tools for the nova paternity of grains.
- OSTI ID:
- 21290019
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 80, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.015802; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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