Direct Measurement of the Na-23(alpha,p)Mg-26 Reaction Cross Section at Energies Relevant for the Production of Galactic Al-26

作者:Almaraz Calderon S*; Bertone P F; Alcorta M; Albers M; Deibel C M; Hoffman C R; Jiang C L; Marley S T; Rehm K E; Ugalde C
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2014, 112(15): 152701.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.152701

摘要

The 1809-keV gamma ray from the decay of Al-26(g) is an important target for gamma-ray astronomy. In the convective C/Ne burning shell of massive presupernova stars, the Na-23(alpha,p)Mg-26 reaction directly influences the production of Al-26. We have performed a direct measurement of the Na-23(alpha,p)Mg-26 reaction cross section at the appropriate astrophysically important energies. The stellar rate calculated in the present work is larger than the recommended rate by nearly a factor of 40 and could strongly affect the production of Al-26 in massive stars.

  • 出版日期2014-4-17