Precision measurements on oxygen formation in stellar helium burning with gamma-ray beams and a Time Projection Chamber

R. Smith; M. Gai; S. R. Stern; D. K. Schweitzer; M. W. Ahmed

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26179-x

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Precision measurements on oxygen formation in stellar helium burning with gamma-ray beams and a Time Projection Chamber

R. Smith,
M. Gai,
S. R. Stern,
D. K. Schweitzer,
M. W. Ahmed

Affiliations

R. Smith: Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University
M. Gai: Laboratory for Nuclear Science at Avery Point, University of Connecticut
S. R. Stern: Laboratory for Nuclear Science at Avery Point, University of Connecticut
D. K. Schweitzer: Laboratory for Nuclear Science at Avery Point, University of Connecticut
M. W. Ahmed: Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Duke University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26179-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Presence of oxygen in the universe can provide information to stellar mass evolution. Here the authors report their method for the measurements of carbon to oxygen ratio and cross-section of the reaction-capture of helium-4 by carbon-12, to produce oxygen-16.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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