Published March 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

s-process branching at 185W revised

  • 1. Strahlentherapie, Diakoniekrankenhaus Schwaebisch Hall, D-74523 Schwaebisch Hall (Germany)
  • 2. Institut fuer Kernphysik, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstrasse 9, D-64289 Darmstadt (Germany)
  • 3. Advanced Photon Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195 (Japan)
  • 4. Department of Physics, Konan University, 8-9-1 Okamoto, Higashinada, Kobe 658-8501 (Japan)
  • 5. National Astronomical Observatory, Osawa 2-21-1, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 (Japan)
  • 6. Cyclotron Institute, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (United States)
  • 7. Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokanosho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011 (Japan)

Description

The neutron capture cross section of the unstable s-process branching nucleus 185W has been derived from experimental data of the inverse 186W(γ,n)185W photodisintegration taken with monochromatic photon beams from laser Compton scattering. The result of σ=553±60 mb at kT=30 keV leads to a relatively high effective neutron density in the classical s process of Nn=4.7x108 cm-3. A realistic model for the s process in thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars overestimates the abundance of 186Os significantly because of the relatively small neutron capture cross section of 185W

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
69
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 032801-032801.4
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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(c) 2004 The American Physical Society