THE MISSING 3+ STATE OF NE-18 AND EXPLOSIVE F-17(P,GAMMA) BURNING

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GARCIA, A [1 ]
ADELBERGER, EG [1 ]
MAGNUS, PV [1 ]
MARKOFF, DM [1 ]
SWARTZ, KB [1 ]
SMITH, MS [1 ]
HAHN, KI [1 ]
BATEMAN, N [1 ]
PARKER, PD [1 ]
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[1] YALE UNIV, WRIGHT NUCL STRUCT LAB, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 1991年 / 43卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevC.43.2012
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
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070202 ;
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Wiescher, Gorres, and Thielemann suggested that a "missing" J-pi = 3+ level in Ne-18 should occur at E(x) almost-equal-to 4.33 MeV, only almost-equal-to 410 keV above the F-17+p threshold. They noted that this level would provide an s-wave resonance in the F-17(p, gamma) reaction, greatly increasing its thermonuclear reaction rate. This, in turn, would have a pronounced effect on the production of O-17 and O-18 in explosive stellar environments. We have searched for this level using the O-16(He-3,n) reaction. High-resolution time-of-flight spectra show that the 3+ level occurs at E(x) = 4.561 +/- 0.009 MeV, almost-equal-to 230 keV higher than suggested. The astrophysical consequences of this result are discussed.
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