TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross section of α-induced reactions on iridium isotopes obtained from thick target yield measurement for the astrophysical γ process
AU - Szücs, T.
AU - Kiss, G. G.
AU - Gyürky, Gy
AU - Halász, Z.
AU - Fülöp, Zs
AU - Rauscher, T.
N1 - © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B. V.
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PY - 2018/1/10
Y1 - 2018/1/10
N2 - The stellar reaction rates of radiative α-capture reactions on heavy isotopes are of crucial importance for the γ process network calculations. These rates are usually derived from statistical model calculations, which need to be validated, but the experimental database is very scarce. This paper presents the results of α-induced reaction cross section measurements on iridium isotopes carried out at first close to the astrophysically relevant energy region. Thick target yields of 191Ir(α,γ)195Au, 191Ir(α,n)194Au, 193Ir(α,n)196mAu, 193Ir(α,n)196Au reactions have been measured with the activation technique between Eα=13.4 MeV and 17 MeV. For the first time the thick target yield was determined with X-ray counting. This led to a previously unprecedented sensitivity. From the measured thick target yields, reaction cross sections are derived and compared with statistical model calculations. The recently suggested energy-dependent modification of the α + nucleus optical potential gives a good description of the experimental data.
AB - The stellar reaction rates of radiative α-capture reactions on heavy isotopes are of crucial importance for the γ process network calculations. These rates are usually derived from statistical model calculations, which need to be validated, but the experimental database is very scarce. This paper presents the results of α-induced reaction cross section measurements on iridium isotopes carried out at first close to the astrophysically relevant energy region. Thick target yields of 191Ir(α,γ)195Au, 191Ir(α,n)194Au, 193Ir(α,n)196mAu, 193Ir(α,n)196Au reactions have been measured with the activation technique between Eα=13.4 MeV and 17 MeV. For the first time the thick target yield was determined with X-ray counting. This led to a previously unprecedented sensitivity. From the measured thick target yields, reaction cross sections are derived and compared with statistical model calculations. The recently suggested energy-dependent modification of the α + nucleus optical potential gives a good description of the experimental data.
KW - Activation method
KW - Astrophysical γ process
KW - Nuclear astrophysics
KW - Thick target yield
KW - α-induced reactions
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2017.11.072
DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2017.11.072
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037037338
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 776
SP - 396
EP - 401
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
ER -