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β-decay of [sup 23]Al and nova nucleosynthesis

A. SaastamoinenL. TracheA. BanuM. A. BentleyT. DavinsonJ. C. HardyV. E. IacobD. G. JenkinsA. JokinenM. MccleskeyB. RoederE. SimmonsG. TabacaruR. E. TribbleP. J. WoodsJ. ÄystöLivius TracheAlexei SmirnovSabin Stoica

subject

PhysicsNuclear physicsProtonNucleosynthesisBranching fractionDouble beta decayHadronGamma rayHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentAstrophysicsNucleonRadioactive decay

description

We have studied the β‐decay of 23Al with a novel detector setup at the focal plane of the MARS separator at the Texas A&M University to resolve existing controversies about the proton intensities of the IAS in 23Mg and to determine the absolute proton branching ratios by combining our results to the latest γ‐decay data. Experimental technique, results and the relevance for nova nucleosynthesis are discussed.

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527235