Indirect Measurement of the 3He(n,p)3H Reaction Cross Section at Big Bang Energies

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Title: Indirect Measurement of the 3He(n,p)3H Reaction Cross Section at Big Bang Energies
Authors: R. G. Pizzone, M. L. Sergi, A. A. Oliva, T. Zanatta-Martinez, L. Lamia, R. Spartá, G. L. Guardo, M. La Cognata, G. D’Agata, S. Palmerini, A. Tumino, M. Costa, D. Cittadino, A. Di Pietro, P. Figuera, I. Indelicato, A. Massara, S. Cherubini, G. G. Rapisarda, S. Romano, C. Spampinato, M. Couder, W. Tan, M. Wiescher, D. Lattuada, M. Gulino, V. Burjan, J. Mrazek, M. La Commara, M. Mazzocco, P. M. Prajapati, S. Aguilar, T. Anderson, D. Bardayan, D. Blankstein, L. Callahan, A. Clark, B. Frentz, A. Gula, M. Hall, S. L. Henderson, R. Kelmar, Q. Liu, J. Long, A. Majundar, S. McGiunness, A. Nelson, P. O’Malley, C. Seimour, M. Skulski, J. Wilkinson, S. M. Cha, K. Y. Chae, M. S. Kwag, S. Typel
Source: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol 976, Iss 1, p 27 (2024)
Publisher Information: IOP Publishing, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Astrophysics
Subject Terms: Big Bang nucleosynthesis, Astrophysics, QB460-466
More Details: Neutron-induced nuclear reactions play an important role in the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Their excitation functions are, from an experimental point of view, usually difficult to measure. Nevertheless, in the last decades, big efforts have led to a better understanding of their role in the primordial nucleosynthesis network. In this work, we apply the Trojan Horse Method to extract the cross section at astrophysical energies for the ^3 He(n,p) ^3 H reaction after a detailed study of the ^2 H( ^3 He,pt)H three-body process. Data extracted from the present measurement are compared with other published sets. The reaction rate is also calculated, and the impact on the Big Bang nucleosynthesis is examined in detail.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1538-4357
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad7f4f
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9d0c61e497ba4d3191b7de99541c6b52
Accession Number: edsdoj.9d0c61e497ba4d3191b7de99541c6b52
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:15384357
DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ad7f4f
Published in:The Astrophysical Journal
Language:English