Study of the ²⁶Al(n,p)²⁶Mg and ²⁶Al(n,α)²³Na reactions using the ²⁷Al(p,p')²⁷Al inelastic scattering reaction

²⁶Al was the first cosmic radioactivity ever detected in the galaxy as well as one of the first extinct radioactivity observed in refractory phases of meteorites. Its nucleosynthesis in massive stars is still uncertain mainly due to the lack of nuclear information concerning the ²⁶Al(n,p)²⁶Mg and ²⁶ Al(n,α)²³Na reactions. We report on a single and coincidence measurement of the ²⁷Al(p,p')²⁷Al(p)²⁶Mg and ²⁷Al(p,p')²⁷Al(α)²³Na reactions performed at the Orsay TANDEM facility aiming at the spectroscopy study of ²⁷Al above the neutron threshold. Fourteen states are observed for the first time within 350 keV above the ²⁶Al+n threshold. (paper)