EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2015)

C+C Fusion Cross Sections Measurements for Nuclear Astrophysics

  • Almaraz-Calderon S.,
  • Carnelli P. F. F.,
  • Rehm K. E.,
  • Albers M.,
  • Alcorta M.,
  • Bertone P. F.,
  • Digiovine B.,
  • Esbensen H.,
  • Fernandez Niello J. O.,
  • Henderson D.,
  • Jiang C. L.,
  • Lai J.,
  • Marley S. T.,
  • Nusair O.,
  • Palchan-Hazan T.,
  • Pardo R. C.,
  • Paul M.,
  • Ugalde C.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159601001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 96
p. 01001

Abstract

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Total fusion cross section of carbon isotopes were obtained using the newly developed MUSIC detector. MUSIC is a highly efficient, active target-detector system designed to measure fusion excitation functions with radioactive beams. The present measurements are relevant for understanding x-ray superbursts. The results of the first MUSIC campaign as well as the astrophysical implications are presented in this work.