Abstract
We have measured the γ-ray branching ratio /Γ of the unbound 5.17 MeV first excited state in using the He,nγ) reaction at =9.35 MeV. We detected coincidences between neutrons populating the state and 5.17 MeV γ rays from its decay, and obtained /Γ=(7.2±3.5)×. When combined with the known total width Γ=38.1±1.8 keV, our branching ratio corresponds to =2.7±1.3 eV. We use this γ-ray width, together with previously measured nonresonant (p,) data, to find the (p,γ) reaction rate at astrophysical energies, thereby determining the stellar environments where hydrogen burning through ‘‘hot’’ or β-limited CNO cycle can occur.
- Received 21 August 1989
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.40.1887
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