A technique for the study of (p,n) reactions with unstable isotopes at energies relevant to astrophysics

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العنوان: A technique for the study of (p,n) reactions with unstable isotopes at energies relevant to astrophysics
المؤلفون: Gastis, P., Perdikakis, G., Berg, G. P. A., Dombos, A. C., Estrade, A., Falduto, A., Horoi, M., Liddick, S. N., Lipschutz, S., Lyons, S., Montes, F., Palmisano, A., Pereira, J., Randhawa, J. S., Redpath, T., Redshaw, M., Schmitt, J., Sheehan, J. R., Smith, M. K., Tsintari, P., Villari, A. C. C., Wang, K., Zegers, R. G. T.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: Nuclear Experiment
Physics (Other)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
الوصف: We have developed and tested an experimental technique for the measurement of low-energy (p,n) reactions in inverse kinematics relevant to nuclear astrophysics. The proposed setup is located at the ReA3 facility at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. In the current approach, we operate the beam-transport line in ReA3 as a recoil separator while tagging the outgoing neutrons from the (p,n) reactions with the low-energy neutron detector array (LENDA). The developed technique was verified by using the $^{40}$Ar(p,n)$^{40}$K reaction as a probe. The results of the proof-of-principle experiment with the $^{40}$Ar beam show that cross-section measurements within an uncertainty of $\sim$25\% are feasible with count rates up to 7 counts/mb/pnA/s. In this article, we give a detailed description of the experimental setup, and present the analysis method and results from the test experiment. Future plans on using the technique in experiments with the separator for capture reactions (SECAR) that is currently being commissioned are also discussed.
Comment: Submitted to NIMA. Revised manuscript after referees' first review
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.164603
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.13506
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2004.13506
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv
الوصف
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2020.164603