Published 2000 | Version v1
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Coulomb breakup applications to nuclear astrophysics

Creators

  • 1. Centre de Spectrometrie Nucleaire et de Spectrometrie de Masse, IN2P3-C NRS, F-91405 Orsay Campus (France)

Description

The method of Coulomb breakup, applied to the measurement of radiative capture cross sections at thermonuclear energies will be briefly introduced. In the following I will concentrate on a comparison of the experimental requirements for a determination of the astrophysical S-factor using direct reactions and the Coulomb breakup reaction at intermediate energies. Interference of E1 and E2 contributions in both reactions are discussed and illustrated for the case of 7 Be(p,γ)8 B and 12 C(α,γ)16 O. For the latter reaction, the influence of nuclear breakup will also be discussed. Finally, some prospects concerning thermonuclear reactions involving short lived nuclei are given. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from author(s) or Documentation Office, Horia Hulubei Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, PO Box MG-6, RO-76900 Bucharest (RO)
Part of:
NATO Advanced Study Institute. Nuclei far from Stability and Astrophysics. Abstracts of invited talks, oral contributions

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Publishing Information

Publisher
IFIN-HH
Imprint Place
Bucharest (Romania)
Imprint Title
NATO Advanced Study Institute. Nuclei Far from Stability and Astrophysics. Abstracts of invited talks, oral contributions
Imprint Pagination
53 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 13

Conference

Title
Nuclei Far from Stability and Astrophysics
Acronym
NATO Advanced Study Institute
Dates
28 Aug - 8 Sep 2000
Place
Predeal (Romania)

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