Published November 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Nuclear reactions in hot stellar matter and nuclear surface deformations

  • 1. Institute for Nuclear Research, Prospect Nauki 47, 03680 Kiev (Ukraine)

Description

Cross sections for capture reactions of charged particles in hot stellar matter turn out be increased by the quadrupole surface oscillations when the corresponding phonon energies are of the order of the star temperature. This increase is studied in a model that combines barrier distribution induced by surface oscillations and tunneling. The capture of charged particles by nuclei with well-deformed ground states is enhanced in stellar matter. It is found that the influence of quadrupole surface deformation on the nuclear reactions in stars grows when mass and proton numbers in colliding nuclei increase

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 055804-055804.11
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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(c) 2006 The American Physical Society