Probing astrophysically important states in the ²⁶Mg nucleus to study neutron sources for the s process
(2016)
Journal Article
Talwar, R., Adachi, T., Berg, G. P. A., Bin, L., Bisterzo, S., Couder, M., …Yosoi, M. (2016). Probing astrophysically important states in the ²⁶Mg nucleus to study neutron sources for the s process. Physical Review C, 93(5), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.93.055803
Background: The ²²Ne(α,n) ²⁵Mg reaction is the dominant neutron source for the slow neutron capture process (s process) in massive stars, and contributes, together with C¹³(α,n)O¹⁶, to the production of neutrons for the s process in asymptotic giant... Read More about Probing astrophysically important states in the ²⁶Mg nucleus to study neutron sources for the s process.