Measurement of 73Ge(n,gamma) cross sections and implications for stellar nucleosynthesis

73Ge(n,gamma) cross sections were measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN up to neutron energies of 300 keV, providing for the first time experimental data above 8 keV. Results indicate that the stellar cross section at keV is 1.5 to 1.7 times higher than most theoretical predi...

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Autores: Lederer-Woods, C., Battino, U., Ferreira, P.A., Calviño Tavares, Francisco|||0000-0002-7198-4639, Cortés Rossell, Guillem Pere|||0000-0002-3648-5826, Riego Pérez, Albert|||0000-0001-8571-1546
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
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:2117/130802
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/130802
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2019.01.045
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nucleosynthesis
Neutrons--Capture
Cross section
Neutron
Nuclear reaction
Capture cross section
nTOF
CERN
S process
Nucleosíntesi
Neutrons--Captura
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia nuclear
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Sumario:73Ge(n,gamma) cross sections were measured at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN up to neutron energies of 300 keV, providing for the first time experimental data above 8 keV. Results indicate that the stellar cross section at keV is 1.5 to 1.7 times higher than most theoretical predictions. The new cross sections result in a substantial decrease of 73Ge produced in stars, which would explain the low isotopic abundance of 73Ge in the solar system.