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

73Ge(n,γ) 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 kT=30 keV is 1.5 to 1.7 times higher than most theoretical pre...

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Autores: Lederer-Woods, Claudia, Battino, Umberto, Ferreira, Paulo N., Guerrero, Carlos, Lerendegui Marco, Jorge, Cortés Giraldo, Miguel Antonio, Palomo Pinto, Rogelio, Quesada Molina, José Manuel, Sabaté Gilarte, Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/88800
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/88800
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2019.01.045
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nucleosynthesis
Neutron capture
s process
Germanium
n_TOF
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Sumario:73Ge(n,γ) 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 kT=30 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.