Speaker
Ms
Lauer Amber
(Louisiana State University)
Description
The 34Ar(α,p)37K reaction is important in Type I X-ray bursts
(XRBs), where nucleosynthesis proceeds through the α,p and
rp processes up to A<100. Waiting-point nuclei in XRBs (e.g.
34Ar) are in (p,γ)-(γ,p) equilibrium and may stall the burst, but
the (α,p) reaction may provide a detour. We performed 37K+p
elastic scattering to study the compound nucleus 38Ca at the
ReA3 facility at the National Superconducting Cyclotron
Laboratory using a 37K beam incident on a CH2 target.
Scattered protons were detected in telescopes of Si strip
detectors, while coincident heavy recoils were detected in a
gas ionization chamber. Experimental results will be presented
and implications for XRB nucleosynthesis and observables
discussed.
Primary author
Ms
Lauer Amber
(Louisiana State University)
Co-authors
Catherine Deibel
(Louisiana State University)
Jeffery Blackmon
(Louisiana State University)