Published July 12, 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Precision measurement of the n+p→d+γ cross section for testing big-bang nucleosynthesis models

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (United States)
  • 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

Description

The radiative neutron capture process plays an important role in Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) models. Recent measurements of the deuterium abundance in high-redshift hydrogen clouds have allowed a precise comparison of the light elemental abundances with BBN-model predictions. These measurements have also demonstrated the need for more precise cross section data. In particular there are very few measurements of the np?d? cross section in the energy region of interest to BBN, none of which cover the important energy range of 50-400 keV. Measurements of this cross section are being undertaken at the WNR facility of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
576
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 339-341
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
16. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry
Acronym
CAARI 2000
Dates
1-4 Nov 2000
Place
Denton, TX (United States)

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Notes
(c) 2001 American Institute of Physics.