Accurate energy determination of the 5673-keV state inF18and implications in theO17nucleosynthesis

1 January 1989

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review C

Vol. 39 (1) , 265-268
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.39.265

Abstract

The energy of the first level above the proton threshold in F18 has been determined to be 5672.57±0.32 keV by γ-ray measurements using the N14(α,γ)18F reaction. The change in the excitation energy of this level previously measured at 5668±2 keV affects significantly the calculated reaction rate for O17 destruction during hydrogen burning in stars.

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