EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2022)

First measurement of 25Al+p resonant scattering relevant to the astrophysical reaction 22Mg(α,p)25Al

  • Hu J.,
  • Yamaguchi H.,
  • Lam Y.H.,
  • Heger A.,
  • Kahl D.,
  • Jacobs A.M.,
  • Johnston Z.,
  • Xu S.W.,
  • Zhang N.T.,
  • Ma S.B.,
  • Ru L.H.,
  • Liu E.Q.,
  • Liu T.,
  • Hayakawa S.,
  • Yang L.,
  • Shimizu H.,
  • Hamill C.B.,
  • Murphy A. StJ.,
  • Su J.,
  • Fang X.,
  • Chae K.Y.,
  • Kwag M.S.,
  • Cha S.M.,
  • Duy N.N.,
  • Uyen N.K.,
  • Kim D.H.,
  • Pizzone R.G.,
  • La Cognata M.,
  • Cherubini S.,
  • Romano S.,
  • Tumino A.,
  • Liang J.,
  • Psaltis A.,
  • Sferrazza M.,
  • Kim D.,
  • Li Y.Y.,
  • Kubono S.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226005001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 260
p. 05001

Abstract

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Type I X-ray bursts (XRBs) are the most frequently observed thermonuclear explosions in nature. The 22Mg(α,p)25Al reaction plays a critical role in XRB models. However, experimental information is insufficient to deduce a precise 22Mg(α,p)25Al reaction rate for the respective XRB temperature range. A new measurement of 25Al+p resonant scattring was performed up to the astrophysically interested energy region of 22Mg(α,p)25Al. Several resonances were observed in the excitation functions, and their level properties have been determined based on an R-matrix analysis. In particular, proton widths and spin-parities of four natural-parity resonances above the α threshold of 26Si, which can contribute the reaction rate of 22Mg(α,p)25Al, were first experimentally determined.