Counting44Ti nuclei from the40Ca(α,γ )44Ti reaction

M. Paul*, C. Feldstein, I. Ahmad, D. Berkovits, C. Bordeanu, J. Caggiano, S. Ghelberg, J. Goerres, J. Greene, M. Hass, A. Heinz, D. Henderson, S. K. Hui, R. V.F. Janssens, C. L. Jiang, S. Jiang, Y. Nirel, R. C. Pardo, T. Pennington, K. E. RehmG. Savard, G. Verri, R. Vondrasek, I. Weidenhover, M. Wiescher

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Abstract

Among the many production and destruction nuclear reactions that bear on the net44Ti yield in the supernova environment, recently highlighted by γ-ray astronomy observations, the α capture on40Ca stands out in the α-rich freezeout phase conjectured by astrophysical models. We activate a He-gas target, with a40Ca beam and implant recoiling44Ti nuclei (∼106) in a Cu catcher. The44Ti atoms chemically extracted with anatTi carrier are counted by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The measurement of the44Ti/Ti ratio, together with the amount, of Ti carrier added, determine the number of44Ti nuclei produced in the activation, independent, of chemical yield or transmission efficiency. The resonance strength (7.4±2.5 eV) at Ecm∼1.1 MeV/n determined for two close-by levels of44Ti is in excellent agreement, with previous prompt-γ measurements. We plan to extend our experiments to the lower energy range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-242
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume723
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jul 2003

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