Study of excited states in nuclei of astrophysical interest via the (^3He,p) reaction

K. Chipps; L. Erikson; U. Greife; F. Sarazin; J. Blackmon; D. Bardayan; M. Smith; J. Pearson

Study of excited states in nuclei of astrophysical interest via the $(^3He,p)$ reaction

ORAL

Abstract

The $(^3He,p)$ reaction may be used to populate excited states in nuclei of astrophysical interest due to its high Q value. To this end, a $^{3}He$ gas cell target has been designed and constructed for use with radioactive ion beams. Simulations were run using GEANT for several different beams, and experiments using $^{17}O$ and $^{17}F$ beams are in preparation at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

^*This work was funded by DOE grant DE-FG02-93ER40789

Sept. 20, 2005, 1:15 PM – Sept. 20, 2005, 1:30 PM

Authors

K. Chipps
L. Erikson
U. Greife
F. Sarazin
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
J. Blackmon
D. Bardayan
M. Smith
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
J. Pearson
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada