Level structure of the Tz=-1 nucleus Ar 34 and its relevance for nucleosynthesis in ONe novae

The 24Mg+12C fusion reaction was used to perform a detailed ¿-ray spectroscopy study of the astrophysically important nucleus 34Ar. In particular, an experimental setup, coupling the advanced ¿-ray tracking array GRETINA with the well-established Argonne fragment mass analyzer (FMA), was employed to...

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Autor: José Pont, Jordi|||0000-0002-9937-2685
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/350737
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/350737
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.103.035805
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nucleosynthesis
Nuclear astrophysics
Nuclear fusion
Hydrostatic stellar nucleosynthesis
Low & intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions
Nucleosynthesis in explosive environments
Radiative capture
Nucleosíntesi
Astrofísica nuclear
Fusió nuclear
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:The 24Mg+12C fusion reaction was used to perform a detailed ¿-ray spectroscopy study of the astrophysically important nucleus 34Ar. In particular, an experimental setup, coupling the advanced ¿-ray tracking array GRETINA with the well-established Argonne fragment mass analyzer (FMA), was employed to obtain excitation energies and spin-parity assignments for excited states in 34Ar, both above and below the proton separation energy. For the first time, an angular distribution analysis of in-beam ¿ rays from fusion-evaporation reactions, using a tracking array, has been performed and Coulomb energy differences of analog states in the T=1, A=34 mirror system, explored from 0 to 6 MeV. Furthermore, we present a comprehensive discussion of the astrophysical 33Cl(p,¿) stellar reaction rate, together with implications for the identification of nova presolar grains from sulfur isotopic abundances.