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First direct measurement of the Mg23(p,γ)Al24 reaction

  • L. Erikson*
  • , C. Ruiz
  • , F. Ames
  • , P. Bricault
  • , L. Buchmann
  • , A. A. Chen
  • , J. Chen
  • , H. Dare
  • , B. Davids
  • , C. Davis
  • , C. M. Deibel
  • , M. Dombsky
  • , S. Foubister
  • , N. Galinski
  • , U. Greife
  • , U. Hager
  • , A. Hussein
  • , D. A. Hutcheon
  • , J. Lassen
  • , L. Martin
  • D. F. Ottewell, C. V. Ouellet, G. Ruprecht, K. Setoodehnia, A. C. Shotter, A. Teigelhöfer, C. Vockenhuber, C. Wrede, A. Wallner
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The lowest-energy resonance in the Mg23(p,γ)Al24 reaction, which is dominant at classical nova temperatures, has been measured directly for the first time using the DRAGON recoil spectrometer. The experiment used a radioactive Mg23 beam (mixed within a significantly stronger Na23 beam) of peak intensity 5×107 s-1, at the ISAC facility at TRIUMF. We extract values of ER=485.7-1.8+1.3 keV and ωγ=38-15+21 meV from our data (all values in the center-of-mass frame unless otherwise stated). In addition, the experiment prompted a recalculation of the Q value for this reaction based on a revision of the Al24 mass. The effect on the uncertainties in the quantities of ejected Na22 and Al26 from oxygen-neon classical novae is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number045808
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume81
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2010
Externally publishedYes

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