Measurements of Lifetimes of States in $^{19}$Ne and the $^{15}$O($\alpha,\gamma)^{19}$Ne Reaction Rate
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Abstract
We have measured the lifetimes of several states in $^{19}$Ne above the $\alpha$ emission threshold important in the $^{15}$O($\alpha,\gamma)^{19}$Ne reaction. Combining these and other lifetime measurements with measurements of the $\alpha$ decay branching ratios of these states, we evaluate the rate of the $^{15}$O($\alpha,\gamma)^{19}$Ne reaction and discuss its role in Type-I X-ray bursts.
*This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. TRIUMF receives federal funding via a contribution agreement through the National Research Council of Canada.
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