$^{30,31}$S level structure measured via ($p,t$) and ($p,d$) reactions on $^{32}$S

ORAL

Abstract

An accurate knowledge of the level structure of $^{30,31}$S above the proton threshold is important for calculating the astrophysical rates of proton capture on $^{29,30}$P respectively. These proton captures affect the Si abundances observed in meteoritic presolar grains and the reaction flow to heavier nulcei in novae. We have studied $^{30,31}$S by bombarding ZnS targets with $\sim$40-MeV proton beams from the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility and detecting reaction tritons and deuterons in the Silicon Detector Array (SIDAR). A total of 13(26) states were observed in $^{30}$S($^{31}$S) including 9(17) above the proton threshold. The spins of strongly-populated levels were constrained through a DWBA analysis of the measured angular distributions. The method and results will be presented.

Authors

  • Daniel Bardayan

    • ORNL
  • J.C. Blackmon

    • ORNL
  • W.R. Hix

    • ORNL
  • J.F. Liang

    • ORNL
  • L.F. Roberts

    • ORNL
  • M.S. Smith

    • ORNL
  • Z. Ma

    • U. Tenn.
  • R.L. Kozub

    • Tenn. Tech. U.
  • K.L. Jones

    • Rutgers
  • J.S. Thomas

    • Rutgers
  • R.J. Livesay

    • Col. School of Mines
  • R.P. Fitzgerald

    • U. North Carolina
  • D.W. Visser

    • U. North Carolina