Thick target inverse kinematics approach for neutron emission

V. Z. Goldberg, E. M. Gazeeva, M. S. Golovkov, A. A. Bezbakh, D. K. Nauruzbayev, A. K. Nurmukhanbetova, Zh Kurmanaliyev, A. Serikov, B. Zalewski, G. V. Rogachev

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Abstract

We applied the thick target inverse kinematics method for a study of resonances decaying through neutron emission. In this approach, the time of flight of the resonant neutrons is defined by the movement of the heavy ions of low-energy beams through an extended target. As a test, we used a well-studied, because of its role in the s process in stars, C13(α,n) reaction. The measurements demonstrated the high efficiency of the approach. The energy resolution for the C13(α,n) excitation function was ≈60keV, the largest contributions coming from the time structure of the beam and the thickness of the neutron detector. The measurements revealed a surprising disagreement with the R-matrix calculations based on the parameters of the recent analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number032036
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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