Phys.Rev. C 96, 055802 (2017)

P.Adsley, J.W.Brummer, K.C.W.Li, D.J.Marin-Lambarri, N.Y.Kheswa, L.M.Donaldson, R.Neveling, P.Papka, L.Pellegri, V.Pesudo, L.C.Pool, F.D.Smit, J.J.van Zyl

Re-examining the ²⁶Mg(α, α')²⁶Mg reaction: Probing astrophysically important states in ²⁶Mg

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ²⁶Mg(α, α'), E=200 MeV; measured Eα, Iα, differential σ(θ) using K600 magnetic spectrometer at iThemba LABS. ²⁶Mg; deduced levels, α-resonances, L-transfer, J, π, new 0+ at 10.824 MeV. DWBA analysis of σ(θ) data. Comparison with previous experimental data. Implications for astrophysical reaction rate for ²²Ne(α, γ)²⁶Mg reaction.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.96.055802