Published August 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

8Li + alpha decay of 12B and its possible astrophysical implications

  • 1. Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb (Croatia)
  • 2. Catania Univ., INFN, Lab. Nazionali del Sud (Italy)

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The 12B excitation energy spectrum has been obtained from coincidence measurements of the 9Be + 7Li → 2α + 8Li reaction at E0 = 52 MeV. The decay of the states at excitations between 10 and 16 MeV into α + 8Li has been observed for the first time. Observed alpha-decay indicates possible cluster structure of the 12B excited states. The influence of these states on the cross-section of the astrophysically important 8Li(α,n)11B and 9Be + t reactions is discussed and the results are compared with existing results. (authors)

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Journal Title
Europhysics Letters
Journal Volume
63
Journal Issue
no.4
Journal Page Range
p. 524-530
ISSN
0295-5075
CODEN
EULEEJ

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