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A. Sekhar

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New reaction rates for the destruction of $^7$Be during big bang nucleosynthesis measured at CERN/n_TOF and their implications on the cosmological li…

2019

New measurements of the7Be(n,α)4He and7Be(n,p)7Li reaction cross sections from thermal to keV neutron energies have been recently performed at CERN/n_TOF. Based on the new experimental results, astrophysical reaction rates have been derived for both reactions, including a proper evaluation of their uncertainties in the thermal energy range of interest for big bang nucleosynthesis studies. The new estimate of the7Be destruction rate, based on these new results, yields a decrease of the predicted cosmological7Li abundance insufficient to provide a viable solution to the cosmological lithium problem.

PhysicsRange (particle radiation)Large Hadron Collidern_TOF 7Be big bang nucleosynthesis cosmological lithium problem010308 nuclear & particles physicsPhysicsQC1-999chemistry.chemical_element[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesReaction rateNuclear physicsBig Bang nucleosynthesischemistry13. Climate action0103 physical sciencesThermalNeutronLithiumNuclear Physics - Experiment010306 general physicsNuclear Experiment
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