Astrophysical measurements with radioactive $^{17}$F beams at HRIBF

The astrophysical rates of the $^{14}$O($\alpha,p$)$^{17}$F and $^{17}$F($p,\gamma$)$^{18}$Ne reactions affect the transition to the $\alpha p$-process in x-ray bursts and $^{18}$F production in novae, respectively. Both reactions have been studied in the laboratory with the intense radioactive $^{17}$F beams delivered at HRIBF. Recently beam intensities greater than 10$^7$ $^{17}$F ions/s have become available, making possible the first direct measurement of the $^{17}$F ($p,\gamma$)$^{18}$Ne cross section [K. A. Chipps et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 152502 (2009)]. These high beam intensities also provide an opportunity to make the first precise determination of the resonance strength of the 1$^-$ $^{14}$O ($\alpha,p$)$^{17}$F resonance near E$_{c.m.}$=1 MeV. Recent results and upcoming plans for measurements with $^{17}$F beams at the HRIBF will be presented.