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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Neutron capture cross sections for neutron-rich isotopes

W. ZiegertB. LeistFriedrich-karl ThielemannMichael WiescherKarl Kratz

subject

PhysicsNuclear physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsNeutron captureIsotopeNuclear TheoryContinuum (design consultancy)Neutron cross sectionNuclear fusionNeutronNuclear cross sectionNuclear ExperimentResonance (particle physics)

description

Average continuum (Hauser-Feshbach) and resonance (Breit-Wigner) neutron capture rates for neutron-rich isotopes, determined on the basis of recent experimental nuclear physics input parameters, are compared to earlier theoretical reaction rates commonly used in astrophysical model computations.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01412093