Spin assignments of 22Mg states through a 24Mg(p,t) 22Mg measurement

  • Kyungyuk Chae
  • , K. L. Jones
  • , B. H. Moazen
  • , S. T. Pittman
  • , D. W. Bardayan
  • , J. C. Blackmon
  • , J. F. Liang
  • , M. S. Smith
  • , K. Chipps
  • , R. Hatarik
  • , P. D. O'Malley
  • , S. D. Pain
  • , R. L. Kozub
  • , C. Matei
  • , C. D. Nesaraja

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Abstract

The 18Ne(α,p)21Na reaction plays a crucial role in the (α,p) process, which leads to the rapid proton capture process in X-ray bursts. The reaction rate depends upon properties of 22Mg levels above the α threshold at 8.14 MeV. Despite recent studies of these levels, only the excitation energies are known for most with no constraints on the spins. We have studied the 24Mg(p,t)22Mg reaction at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF), and by measuring the angular distributions of outgoing tritons, we provide the first experimental constraints on the spins of astrophysically- important 18Ne(α,p)21Na resonances.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of Science
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event10th Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, NIC 2008 - Mackinac Island, MI, United States
Duration: 27 Jul 20081 Aug 2008

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