Cross section measurements of ⁹²Mo(p, γ) ⁹³Tc and ⁹⁴Mo(p, γ) ⁹⁵Tc

The current network calculations from a Type II Supernovae of 25M๏  model of p-nuclei greatly underproduce ⁹²Mo and ⁹⁴Mo. This discrepancy between the network calculations and solar abundances may stem from uncertainty in the astrophysical environment or the nuclear physics input, and this work examines the nuclear uncertainty. In order to experimentally examine these two nuclei, the reactions of ⁹²Mo(p, γ) ⁹³Tc and ⁹⁴Mo(p, γ) ⁹⁵Tc were measured. The High EffiCiency TOtal Absorption SpectrometeR (HECTOR), a γ-summing detector, was used with the 5U accelerator at the University of Notre Dame to measure the cross sections of these two reactions within their Gamow Windows. In this presentation,  ⁹⁴Mo(p, γ) ⁹⁵Tc capture reaction cross sections in the energy range E_lab = 1.4 − 4.4MeV are discussed. The results of this work are compared to measurements reported in the literature and those calculated using Talys 1.9.