Single neutron transfer on 23Ne and its relevance for the pathway of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical X-ray bursts

G. Lotay; J. Henderson; W.N. Catford; F.A. Ali; J. Berean; N. Bernier; S.S. Bhattacharjee; M. Bowry; R. Caballero-Folch; B. Davids; T.E. Drake; A.B. Garnsworthy; F. Ghazi Moradi; S. A. Gillespie; B. Greaves; G. Hackman; S. Hallam; D. Hymers; E. Kasanda; D. Levy; B.K. Luna; A. Mathews; Z. Meisel; M. Moukaddam; D. Muecher; B. Olaizola; N.A. Orr; H.P. Patel; M.M. Rajabali; Y. Saito; J. Smallcombe; M. Spencer; C.E. Svensson; K. Whitmore; M. Williams

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137361

Single neutron transfer on ²³Ne and its relevance for the pathway of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical X-ray bursts

G. Lotay^*
, J. Henderson
, W.N. Catford
, F.A. Ali
, J. Berean
, N. Bernier
, S.S. Bhattacharjee
, M. Bowry
, R. Caballero-Folch
, B. Davids
, T.E. Drake
, A.B. Garnsworthy
, F. Ghazi Moradi
, S. A. Gillespie
, B. Greaves
, G. Hackman
, S. Hallam
, D. Hymers
, E. Kasanda
, D. Levy

B.K. Luna, A. Mathews, Z. Meisel, M. Moukaddam, D. Muecher, B. Olaizola, N.A. Orr, H.P. Patel, M.M. Rajabali, Y. Saito, J. Smallcombe, M. Spencer, C.E. Svensson, K. Whitmore, M. Williams

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We present new experimental measurements of resonance strengths in the astrophysical ²³Al(p,γ)²⁴Si reaction, constraining the pathway of nucleosynthesis beyond ²²Mg in X-ray burster scenarios. Specifically, we have performed the first measurement of the (d,p) reaction using a radioactive beam of ²³Ne to explore levels in ²⁴Ne, the mirror analog of ²⁴Si. Four strong single-particle states were observed and corresponding neutron spectroscopic factors were extracted with a precision of ∼20%. Using these spectroscopic factors, together with mirror state identifications, we have reduced uncertainties in the strength of the key ℓ = 0 resonance at E_r = 157 keV, in the astrophysical 23Al(p,γ) reaction, by a factor of 4. Our results show that the ²²Mg(p,γ)²³Al(p,γ) pathway dominates over the competing ²²Mg(α,p) reaction in all but the most energetic X-ray burster events (T > 0.85 GK), significantly affecting energy production and the preservation of hydrogen fuel.

Original language	English
Article number	137361
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	833
Early online date	2 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137361
Publication status	Published - 10 Oct 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Lotay, G., Henderson, J., Catford, W. N., Ali, F. A., Berean, J., Bernier, N., Bhattacharjee, S. S., Bowry, M., Caballero-Folch, R., Davids, B., Drake, T. E., Garnsworthy, A. B., Moradi, F. G., Gillespie, S. A., Greaves, B., Hackman, G., Hallam, S., Hymers, D., Kasanda, E., ... Williams, M. (2022). Single neutron transfer on ²³Ne and its relevance for the pathway of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical X-ray bursts. Physics Letters B, 833, Article 137361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137361

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Single neutron transfer on 23Ne and its relevance for the pathway of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical X-ray bursts

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