On the Determination of the 7 Be(n, α ) 4 He Reaction Cross Section at BBN Energies

Lamia, L.; Spitaleri, C.; Bertulani, C. A.; Hou, S. Q.; Cognata, M. La; Pizzone, R. G.; Romano, S.; Sergi, M. L.; Tumino, A.

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa965c

Title: On the Determination of the ⁷ Be(n, α ) ⁴ He Reaction Cross Section at BBN Energies

Journal Article · Thu Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2017 · The Astrophysical Journal (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa965c· OSTI ID:1511024

Lamia, L. ^[1]; Spitaleri, C. ^[1]; Bertulani, C. A. ^[2]; Hou, S. Q. ^[3]; Cognata, M. La ^[4]; Pizzone, R. G. ^[4]; Romano, S. ^[1]; Sergi, M. L. ^[4]; Tumino, A. ^[5]

Univ. of Catania, Catania (Italy); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Catania (Italy). Lab. Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS)
Texas A & M Univ.-Commerce, Commerce, TX (United States)
Texas A & M Univ.-Commerce, Commerce, TX (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou (China)
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Catania (Italy). Lab. Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS)
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Catania (Italy). Lab. Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS); Kore Univ. of Enna, Enna (Italy)

⁷Be destruction channels are presently a matter of study due to their influence on the ⁷Li cosmological abundances. In this work, we determine the cross section of the (n, α) reaction by using Trojan Horse experimental data for the ⁷Li(p, α)⁴He reaction and correcting for Coulomb effects. The deduced ⁷Be(n, α)⁴He data overlap with the Big Bang nucleosynthesis energies and the deduced reaction rate allows us to evaluate the corresponding cosmological implications.

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Research Organization:: Texas A & M Univ.-Commerce, Commerce, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

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Journal Information:: The Astrophysical Journal (Online), Vol. 850, Issue 2; ISSN 1538-4357

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