An analysis of the ß-delayed a spectrum of 16N and the 12C (a,y) 16O cross section at stellar helium burning energies

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dc.contributor.advisorDeMille, G.R.
dc.contributor.authorHunter, D. Gregory
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T22:45:17Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T22:45:17Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractThe rate of 12C(a,y)16O reaction that occurs in helium burning stars is critical to the evolution of stars over twenty-five solar masses. By K-matrix analysis of the ß -delayed spectrum of 16N it is possible to precisely measure the astrophysical S-factor at centre-of-mass energies around 300 keV, corresponding to a temperature of 1 billion Kelvins. An updated analysis of the data from the TISOL isotope separator is presented here. Using the TISOL data and the previous y-ray data, the K-matrix parameters have been simultaneously fitted, giving a value of S(E = 300 keV) = 83 ± 16 keV b for the El part of the 12C(a,y)16.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.format.extentvi, 44 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37065
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplinePhysics
dc.titleAn analysis of the ß-delayed a spectrum of 16N and the 12C (a,y) 16O cross section at stellar helium burning energies
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Physics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.

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