Indirect Measurements of n- and p-Induced Reactions of Astrophysical Interest on Oxygen Isotopes

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2020.00060" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2020.00060</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2020.00060" target="_blank" >10.3389/fspas.2020.00060</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Indirect Measurements of n- and p-Induced Reactions of Astrophysical Interest on Oxygen Isotopes

Original language description

Observations of abundances and isotopic ratio determinations in stars yield powerful constraints on stellar models. In particular, the oxygen isotopic ratios are of particular interest because they are affected not only by nucleosynthesis but also by mixing processes, which are not very well-understood yet. This review is focused on the measurements via the Trojan Horse Method (THM) that have been carried out to investigate the low-energy cross sections of proton and neutron-induced reactions on O-17 as well as the proton-induced reaction on O-18, overcoming extrapolation procedures and enhancement effects due to electron screening. The (p,alpha) reactions induced on these oxygen isotopes are of paramount importance for the nucleosynthesis in a number of stellar sites, including red giants (RGs), asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, massive stars, and classical novae. In detail, the indirect measurement of the low-energy region of O-17(p,alpha)N-14 was performed. The strength of the narrow resonance at 65 keV was evaluated, and it was used to renormalize the corresponding resonance strength in the O-17+p radiative capture channel. The reaction rate was then evaluated for both the O-17(p,alpha)N-14 and the O-17(p,gamma)F-18 reactions, and significant differences of 30 and 20% with respect the literature data were found, respectively, in the temperature range relevant for RG, AGB, and massive stars nucleosynthesis. Regarding the O-18(p,alpha)N-15 reaction, the strength of the 20 keV resonance was extracted, which is the main contribution to the reaction rate for astrophysical applications. This approach has allowed us to improve the data accuracy of a factor 8.5, as it is based on the measured strength instead of educated guesses or spectroscopic measurements. Finally, the O-17(n,alpha)C-14 reaction was studied because of its role during the s-process nucleosynthesis as a possible neutron poison reaction. This study represents the extension of THM to resonant neutron-induced reactions. In this measurement, the subthreshold level centered at -7 keV in the center-of-mass system, corresponding to the 8.039 MeV O-18 excited level, was observed. Moreover, the THM measurements showed a clear agreement with the available direct measurements and the additional contribution of the 8.121 MeV O-18 level, strongly suppressed in direct measurements because of its l = 3 angular momentum. The contributions of those levels to the total reaction rate were than evaluated for future astrophysical applications.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

ISSN

2296-987X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

7

Issue of the periodical within the volume

60

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

60

UT code for WoS article

000589337900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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