EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2016)

Indirect Study of the 16O+16O Fusion Reaction Toward Stellar Energies by the Trojan Horse Method

  • Hayakawa S.,
  • Spitaleri C.,
  • Burtebayev N.,
  • Aimaganbetov A.,
  • Figuera P.,
  • Fisichella M.,
  • Guardo G.L.,
  • Igamov S.,
  • Indelicato I.,
  • Kiss G.,
  • Kliczewski S.,
  • La Cognata M.,
  • Lamia L.,
  • Lattuada M.,
  • Piasecki E.,
  • Rapisarda G.G.,
  • Romano S.,
  • Sakuta S.B.,
  • Siudak R.,
  • Trzcińska A.,
  • Tumino A.,
  • Urkinbayev A.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611709013
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 117
p. 09013

Abstract

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The 16O+16O fusion reaction is important in terms of the explosive oxygen burning process during late evolution stage of massive stars as well as understanding of the mechanism of low-energy heavy-ion fusion reactions. We aim to determine the excitation function for the most major exit channels, α+28Si and p+31P, toward stellar energies indirectly by the Trojan Horse Method via the 16O(20Ne, α28Si)α and 16O(20Ne, p31P)α three-body reactions. We report preliminary results involving reaction identification, and determination of the momentum distribution of α-16O intercluster motion in the projectile 20Ne nucleus.