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This work reports on accurate, high-resolution measurements of the 25Mg(n,γ)26Mg and 25Mg(n,tot) cross sections in the neutron energy range from thermal to about 300 keV, leading to a significantly improved 25Mg(n,γ)26Mg parametrization. The relevant resonances for n+25Mg were characterized from a combined R-matrix analysis of the experimental data. This resulted in an unambiguous spin/parity assignment of the corresponding excited states in 26Mg. With this information experimental upper limits of the reaction rates for 22Ne(α,n)25Mg and 22Ne(α,γ)26Mg were established, potentially leading to a significantly higher (α,n)/(α,γ) ratio than previously evaluated. The impact of these results has been studied for stellar models in the mass range 2 to 25 M⊙.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 768 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Feb 2017 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Neutron spectroscopy
- s Process
- α+Ne
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Claudia Lederer-Woods
- School of Physics and Astronomy - Personal Chair of Nuclear Astrophysics
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