Published February 8, 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

β-delayed α spectrum of 16N and the 12C(α,γ)16O cross section at low energies

  • 1. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G2J1 (Canada)
  • 2. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A1S6 (Canada)
  • 3. California Insitute of Technology, W. K. Kellogg Laboratory, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States)
  • 4. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A7 (Canada)
  • 5. TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T2A3 (Canada)

Description

The α spectrum following the β decay of 16N from the isotope separator TISOL has been measured by detecting 106 α particles in coincidence with 12C nuclei. These data, which show a low-energy interference anomaly accompanying the main α peak, permit a more precise determination of the p-wave amplitude of the astrophysically important reaction 12C(α,γ)16O. The α spectrum and previous γ-ray data have been fitted simultaneously by a K-matrix parametrization; a value of S(E=0.3 MeV)=57±13 keV b has been obtained for the E1 part of the 12C(α,γ)16O reaction

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 726-729.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO