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Helium burning of22Ne

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The22Ne(α, γ)26Mg and22Ne(α, n)25Mg reactions were investigated forE α(lab) from 0.71 to 2.25 MeV. Neon gas enriched to 99% in22Ne was recirculated in a differentially pumped gas target system of the extended type. Theγ-ray transitions were observed with Ge(Li) detectors and the neutrons with3He ionization chambers. A previously known resonance at ER(lab)=2.05 MeV was verified and 15 new resonances were found in the energy range covered, with the lowest at ER(lab)=0.83 MeV. Information on resonance energies, widths, strengths,γ-ray branching ratios, as well asJ π assignments, is reported. The energy range investigated corresponds to the important temperature range ofT 9 from 0.3 to 1.4 (109 K), for which the astrophysical rates were determined for both reactions. The results show that the ratios of the rates for22Ne(α, n)25Mg and22Ne(α, γ)26Mg are significantly smaller than the previously adopted values, e.g., by at least a factor of 60 nearT 9=0.65. Thus, the22Ne(α, n)25Mg reaction will likely play a smaller role as a neutron source fors-process nucleosynthesis, than has frequently been assumed.

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  1. Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Münster, Federal Republic of Germany

    K. Wolke, H. W. Becker, C. Rolfs, U. Schröder & H. P. Trautvetter

  2. Institut für Kernchemie, Universität Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany

    V. Harms, K. L. Kratz, M. Wiescher & A. Wöhr

  3. Institut für Strahlenphysik, Universität Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany

    J. W. Hammer & A. Wöhr

  4. University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

    M. Wiescher

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Supported in part by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Ro 429/15-3, Kr 806-2)

The authors would like to thank Prof. K.W. Hoffmann and the technical staff of the 4 MV Dynamitron accelerator in Stuttgart for their hospitality and other support given for this experiment. The assistance of H. Ebbing, S. Engstler, A. Gardberg, M. Hilgemeier, C. Iliadis, A. Krauss, N. Meier, K. Neldner, A. Redder, S. Seuthe and S. Wüstenbecker during the course of the experiments and the analyses is highly appreciated.

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Wolke, K., Harms, V., Becker, H.W. et al. Helium burning of22Ne. Z. Physik A - Atomic Nuclei 334, 491–510 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01294757

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