Study of proton resonances in ~(18)Ne via resonant elastic scattering of ~(17)F+p and its astrophysical implication

The proton resonant properties in 18Ne, which determine the reaction rate of the key stellar 14O(α,p)17F reaction, have been studied by using a technique of proton resonant elastic scattering of 17F+p. A 4.22 MeV/nucleon 17F radioactive ion (RI) beam was produced via a projectile-fragmentation reaction, and separated by a Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou (RIBLL). By bombarding a thick (CH2)n target, the energy spectra of the recoiled protons were measured by two ΔE-E silicon telescopes at the center-of-...     

17F + p 厚靶实验对18Ne共振态性质的研究

实验通过17F+p共振弹性散射研究了复合核18Ne激发态中与天体核反应14O(α, p)17F相关的共振态性质。利用兰州放射性束流线(RIBLL)对弹核碎裂反应产生的放射性束17F进行了分离和提纯。经过降能后,能量为4.22 AMeV 的17F束流轰击在T2终端的厚氢靶(CH₂)_n上。　两套∆E-E Si探测器望远镜放置在两个不同的探测角度θ_lab≈2.3°和14°上,对反冲质子的角度和能量进行了测量。实验观测到了复合核18Ne的几条质子共振能级。通过R-Matrix理论程序对激发函数进行拟合,得到了共振态的能量、 自旋、 宇称和衰变宽度等共振参数。Resonant properties in18Ne relevant to the stellar reaction of 14O(α, p)17F have been investigated through a resonant elastic scattering of 17F+p. The 17F RI beam was produced via a projectile fragmentation reaction, and subsequently separated and purified by Radioactive Ion beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL). After a series of energy degradation,a 4.22 AMeV 17F beam bombarded a thick(CH₂)_ntarget at T2 terminal. Energy and angle of the recoiled protons were measured by two sets of ∆E-E silicon telescope at θ_lab≈2.3°,14° respectively. Several resonances in 18Ne were observed,and their resonant parametersincluding energy,spin parity and decay width have been determined by an R-Matrix analysis of the experimental excitation function.     

质子滴线区新核素25P的鉴别

在兰州放射性束流装置RIBLL上 ,利用磁刚度B_ρ、飞行时间t_TOF和多重望远镜ΔE- E联合探测方法测量了69Me V/u 36Ar轰击Be靶产生的 P同位素碎片的同位素分布,并与 EPAX经验公式的计算结果进行了比较 ,在质子滴线区首次鉴别出了新核素25PThe mass distribution of the phosphor fragments induced by projectile fragmentation reaction of 69 MeV/u 36Ar + 9Be was measured at the projectile fragment separator RIBLL at IMP. The fragment products were identified by determining the magnetic rigidity Bρ , the time of flight t_TOF and their energy loss ΔE . The experimental isotope distribution was compared to the result of the empirical parameterization EPAX. Three events for the new nuclide 25P in the...     

关键天体反应18Ne(α, p)21Na的实验研究

在X 射线暴高温高密度的环境中,18Ne( α, p)21Na 很可能是由热CNO 循环突破到rp 过程的一个重要反应。到目前为止,人们测得的反应率还存在很大的不确定性。实验中用CRIB(CNS RadioactiveIon Beam separator) 提供的21Na 放射性束轰击8.8 mg/cm2 的聚乙烯厚靶,利用放置在θlab = 14°,0°,14° 处的3 套硅条探测器望远镜阵列对反冲轻粒子进行鉴别和测量,测得在一段能区(Ex = 5:5  9:2MeV) 内21Na(p, p)21Na 的激发函数。通过对21Na(p, p) 共振弹性散射截面进行R矩阵拟合,得到了22Mg共振能级的自旋宇称以及质子宽度等信息,从而为计算18Ne( α,, p)21Na 反应率提供了实验参数。The 18Ne(α ,p)21Na reaction is thought to be one of the key breakout reaction from the hot CNO cycle to the rp-process in X-ray bursts. Over stellartemperatures achieved in XRBs, this rate has not been sufficiently determined.The experiment was performed using CRIB (CNS Radioactive Ion Beam separator) at the Center for Nuclear Study (CNS) of the University of Tokyo. An 89 MeV 21Na radioactive ion beam was produced and bombarded an 8.8 mg/cm2 thick polyethylene target. The recoiled light particles were detected with three Micron silicon ΔE-E telescopes centered at angles of θlab = 0°; +14° and 14°with respect to the beam direction, respectively. The 21Na+p elastic-scattering excitation functions were reconstructed with a thick-target method over energies Ex = 5:5  9:2 MeV. The resonance parameters have been determined through an R-matrix analysis,which will be used to evaluate the 18Ne( α, p)21Na reaction rate.     

12C+13C在库仑位垒以下能区的熔合截面测量

深垒下能区的12C+13C熔合截面测量对检验天体中熔合反应外推模型具有很重要的意义。目前在库仑位垒以下能区存在的各种测量结果,都利用了统计模型来修正得到熔合截面,但对于这些方法间的系统误差仍没有很好地研究。实验采用离线活度测量的方法,在E_c.m.=4.4～5.8 MeV能区内对12C+13C熔合截面进行测量。经Hauser-Feshbach统计模型对分支比的修正后,熔合总截面由24Na活度推导出。通过本实验数据与其它实验方法获得的数据进行比较,确定了统计模型的系统误差为14%。The study of fusion reactions of 12C+13C at the deep sub-barrier energies is very important for the test of predictive power of the extrapolation models for nuclear reactions for astrophysics. Until now, all the measurements below Coulomb barrier energies have to use the statistical model calculations to estimate the branching ratios to deduce the total fusion cross sections. However, the systematic uncertainty induced by the calculated corrections has not been studied well. In this experiment, the fusion cross sections of 12C+13C have been measured using an offline activity measurement in the range of E_c.m.=4.4 to 5.8 MeV. The total fusion cross sections have been deduced from the 24Na activities after correcting the branching ratios estimated with the Hauser-Feshbach statistical model. Through the comparison between our result and other data obtained with other methods, the systematic uncertainty of statistical model has been determined to be 14%.     

Measurement of the total reaction cross section for the mirror nuclei ^12N and ^12B

The mirror nuclei ^12N and ^12B are separated by the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou （RIBLL） at HIRFL from the breakup of 78.6 MeV/u 14N on a Be target. The total reaction cross-sections of ^12N at 34.9 MeV/u and ^12B at 54.4 MeV/u on a Si target have been measured by using the transmission method. Assuming ^12N consists of a ^11C core plus one halo proton, the excitation function of ^12N and ^12B on a Si target and a C target were calculated with the Glanber model. It can fit the experimental data very well. The characteristic halo structure for ^12N was found with a large diffusion of the protons density distribution.     

Experimental Study on the Exotic Structure of ^12N in RIBLL

We measured the total reaction cross sections of 12N in Si at 36.2 MeV/u using Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou （RIBLL） with a new method. The reaction target was installed at the intermediate focusing point T1 at RIBLL. This scheme allows us to identify particles before and after the reaction target unambiguously. The total reaction cross section （1760±78 mb） of ^12N in Si is obtained. Assuming that ^12N consists of a core ^11C plus one halo proton, the excitation function of 12N on the Si and C targets is calculated with the Glauber model and the Fermi-Fermi density distributions. It can fit the experimental data very well. A large diffusion of the protons density distribution supports the halo structure for ^12N.     

用于高能轻粒子探测的延迟线PPAC(英文)

气体探测器有成本低廉、制备简单、性能可靠和方便使用等特点。研制了一种5层板结构的延迟线平行板雪崩电离室（PPAC）,用于兰州放射性束流线（RIBLL）上开展的实验。在57.6 MeV/u的6He束流条件下测试了这种探测器对高能轻粒子的适用性,得到了位置分辨为1.8 mm (FWHM), 时间分辨为2.6 ns, 以及可靠的探测效率。The gas detectors have the characteristics of low cost, easy preparation, reliable capability and convenient for use etc. A delay line parallel plate avalanche counter(PPAC) with five plates has been developed for the experiments at Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL). The applicability of counter for high energy light ion has been tested with 57.6 MeV/u 6He beam. A position resolution of ~1.8 mm(FWHM) and a timing resolution of ~2.6 ns are achieved. The detection efficiency is reasonable.     

17C反应截面的测量及其密度分布分析

在日本理化学研究所的放射性束流线上用透射法测量了能量为79 MeV/u的17C在12C反应靶上的反应截面；利用有限力程Glauber模型对17C的密度分布进行了分析. 同时拟合本实验结果及高能区的实验数据发现, 17C的中子密度分布中存在一个尾巴. 基于芯核加单粒子密度分布的假设,认为17C的价中子主要处于1d5/2轨道. We have measured the reaction cross section of 17C on a 12C target at 79 MeV/u using the transmission method. Together with previous data at high energy, we deduced the density distribution of 17C by fitting the experimental data using the finite range Glauber model. The analysis shows that a simple harmonic oscillator (HO) density is not adequate to explain consistently the present experimental data and the one at high energy simultaneously. To get a better fit of both the data, the existence of a tail in the density distribution of 17C is proposed. Based on the assumption of a core plus a single neutron, it is found that the valence neutron of 17C is mostly in the d orbital. This is in agreement with the conclusion from the measured momentum distribution.     

恒星氦燃烧关键反应12C(α,γ)16O天体物理S因子及其反应率

恒星氦燃烧阶段3α反应和12C（α,γ）16O反应相互竞争,两者的反应率共同决定了氦燃烧结束后12C与16O的丰度比,该比值是大质量恒星后继演化以及伴随的元素核合成过程的初始条件。目前,氦燃烧12C（α,γ）16O反应起始T₉=0.2处,天体物理模型要求的反应率的精确度要低于10%,然而尚未有实验或理论给出满足要求的结果。最为直接和可靠地获取12C（α,γ）16O反应率的方法,就是尽可能往低能区测量其天体物理S因子,然后通过理论外推到感兴趣的能区。为此基于经典的R-矩阵理论,建立了适用于低能核反应的多道、多能级的约化R-矩阵理论来拟合几乎所有可用的16O系统的实验数据。配合使用协方差统计和误差传播理论,拟合外推得到了客观的、内部自恰的和唯一性好的12C（α,γ）16O反应天体物理S因子。总的外推S因子STOT（0.3 MeV）=162.7±7.3 keV·b,理论上首次给出达到恒星演化与元素核合成模型的最低要求的S因子。基于计算给出的全能区的S因子,数值积分给出了温度位于0.04 6 T₉ 6 10的12C（α,γ）16O天体物理反应率。在T₉=0.2处,推荐的反应率为（7.83 ±0.35）×10-15 cm3mol-1s-1。During stellar helium burning, the rates of 3α and the 12C(α,γ)16O reaction, in competition with one another, determine the relative abundances of 12C and 16O in a massive star. The abundance ratio is the beginning condition of the following nucleosynthesis and star evolution of massive stars, which are extremely sensitive to the rate of 12C(α,γ)16O reaction at T₉=0.2. The most direct and trustworthy way to obtain the reaction rate of the 12C(α,γ)16O reaction is to measure the S factor for that reaction to as low energy as possible, and to extrapolate to energies of astrophysical interest. Based on a new multilevel and multichannel reduced R-matrix theory for applications in nuclear astrophysics, we have obtained an accurate and self-consistent astrophysical S factor of 12C(α,γ)16O, by a global fitting for almost all available experimental data of 16O system, with the coordination of covariance statistics and error-propagation theory. The extrapolated S factor of 12C(α,γ)16O was obtained with a recommended value STOT (0.3 MeV)=162.7±7.3 keV·b. And the reaction rates of 12C(α,γ)16O for stellar temperatures between 0.04 6 T₉ 6 10 are provided. At T₉=0.2, the reaction rate is (7.83 ±0.35)×10-15 cm3mol-1s-1, where stellar helium burning occurs.     

Optical Potential Parameters of Weakly Bound Nuclear System 17F+13C

Elastic scattering angular distributions of the 14^N＋16^O system and the angular distributions of transfer reaction 16^O（14^N,13^C）17^F at ELab=76.2 MeV and 57 MeV have been measured and calculated by means of the exact finiterange distorted-wave Born approximation with the PTOLEMY code. The optical potential parameters for the weakly bound nuclear system 17^F＋13^C have been deduced and applied to analyse the elastic scattering angular distributions of the similar systems 17^F＋12^C and 17^F＋14^N which are taken from literature. The result shows that the transfer reaction with stable projectile and target combination can be used as an alternative method to extract the optical potential parameters for the weakly bound nuclear system.     

Excited States in ^18Ne Studied via ^17F＋p

The elastic resonance scattering of ^17F＋p is studied in inverse kinematics via a thick-target method. The excitation function for ^17F＋p elastic scattering is obtained within the energy interval of Ec.m ≈ 0.4-1.7 MeV. The experimental excitation function is analyzed with a multilevel R-matrix code MULTI7, and the proton widths are deduced. The α decay from 6.15 MeV 1- state in 18Ne is observed, which is critical to the 14O（α, p）17F reaction as the main breakout route from CNO cycle to rp-process in supernovae and x-ray bursts.     

一种大型位置灵敏平行板雪崩计数器

中国科学院近代物理研究所气体探测器组研制了一种大型位置灵敏的平行板雪崩计数器（PPAC）。它主要由中心阴极和X,Y位置阳极构成,灵敏面积为244 mm×284 mm,阴极为双面镀金1.5 μm厚的Mylar膜,阳极为直径20 μm,间距1 mm的镀金钨丝。位置读出选用延迟块读出法。这种探测器经测试在灵敏面积内位置分辨小于4 mm,时间分辨为0.42 ns,已在兰州放射性束流线（RIBLL）上清华大学的核反应实验中使用。该实验中使用了主束40Ar直接轰击Au靶,产生裂变碎片,使用了4个这种大型位置灵敏的PPAC,用来探测裂变碎片的飞行时间和速度,实验表明,PPAC对裂变碎片有90.3%的效率,给出了裂变碎片的位置分布,为理论分析工作提供了非常好的实验数据。A kind of large position sensitive parallel plate avalanche counter(PPAC) was developed at Gas Detector Research Group, Institute of Modern Physics of CAS. Each of the detector with large sensitive area of 244 mm×284 mm, consists of one central cathode, X anode and Y anode. The cathode plane in the middle of detector is a 1.5 μm thick Mylar foil coated with a thin Au-layer on both sides. The position resolution of the PPAC is better than 4 mm, and the time resolution is 0.42 ns. The detectors were used in the fission experiment with 30MeV/u 40Ar beam bombarding on a gold target to measure the velocity of the fission fragments at Radioactive Ion Beam Line In Lanzhou(RIBLL). Four PPACs were used and the experiment result showed that a rather high detection efficiency (90.3%) is achieved. The position distribution of fission fragments is given by PPACs, which provides very good experimental data for further theoretical analysis.     

Test of Determination of (p,γ) Astrophysical S-Factors Using the Asymptotic Normalization Coefficients from Neutron Transfer Reactions

The asymptotic normalization coefficients （ANCs） for the virtual decay ^17 O→^16 O＋n are derived from the angular distributions of the 16 O（d, p）^17O reaction leading to the ground and first excited states of ^17O, respectively, using the distorted wave Born approximation and the adiabatic wave approximation. The ANCs of ^17F are then extracted according to charge symmetry of mirror nuclei and used to calculate the astrophysical S-factors of ^16 O（p, γ）^17 F leading to the first two states of ^17 F. The present results are in good agreement with those from the direct measurement. This provides a test of this indirect method to determine direct astrophysical S-factors of （P, γ） reaction. In addition, the S-factors at zero energy for the direct captures to the ground and first excited states of ^17 F are presented, without the uncertainty associated with the extrapolation from higher energies in direct measurement.     

Configuration of the valence neutrons of 17B

The reaction cross section of ~(17)B on ~(12)C target at(43.7±2.4)MeV/u has been measured at the Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou(RIBLL).The root-mean-square matter radius(R_(rms))was deduced to be(2.92±0.10)fm,while the R_(rms)of the core and the valence neutron distribution are 2.28 fm and 5.98 fm respectively.Assuming a"core plus 2n"structure in ~(17)B,the mixed configuration of(2s_(1/2))and(1d_(1/2))of the valence neutrons is studied and the s-wave spectroscopic factor is found to be(80±21)%.     

稀土区奇A核晕带存在从转动到振动形状演化的直接证据(英文)

原子核的形状演化效应是核结构研究的重要基础问题之一。通常认为,A=160质量区的奇A核位于大形变核区域,它们的激发态能谱将呈现出典型的转动激发特征。然而,基于E-GOS曲线方法,发现随着角动量的增加,该质量区奇A核的晕带具有显著地从转动激发演化成为振动激发的形状演化现象。此外,为深入理解原子核形状演化的微观机制,采用Total-Routhian-Surface（TRS）方法针对稀土区的奇A核进行了理论计算,结果表明,165Yb和157Dy同位素在低激发态时具有稳定的长椭形变,当角动量大于0.50 MeV后,核芯的四极形变显著减小并开始产生三轴形变。The phase transition of nuclei with increasing angular momentum (or spin) and excitation energy is one of the most fundamental topics of nuclear structure research. The odd-N nuclei with A ≈160 are widely considered belonging to the well-deformed region, and their excitation spectra are energetically favored to exhibit the rotational characteristics. In this work, however, the evidence suggesting that the nuclei changes from rotation to vibration along the yrast lines as a function of spin was found. The simple method, named as E-Gamma Over Spin (E-GOS) curves, would be used to discern the evolution from rotational to vibrational structure in nuclei for various spin ranges. Meanwhile, in order to understand the band structure properties of nuclei, theoretical calculations have been performed for the yrast bands of the odd-A rare-earth nuclei within the framework of the total routhian surface (TRS) model. The TRS plots predict that the 165Yb and 157Dy isotopes have large quadrupole shapes at low spin states. At higher rotational frequency (hω~ >0.50 MeV), a clear reduction of the quadrupole deformation is indicated by the present results, and the isotopes become rigid in the γ deformation.     

Experimental Evidence of Two-Proton Emissions from 18Ne Excited State

Experiment ^18Ne＋^197 Au was performed in Heavy Ion Research Facility Radioactive Ion Beam Line at Lanzhou （RIBLL）. The nuclear energy levels of ^18Ne were built by complete kinematical reconstruction of the decay products and diproton decay were observed from ^18Ne excited states. At 6.15 MeV, the experimental relative momentum and angular correlations of the emitted protons are given. The obvious enhancement at ｜qrol｜= 23 MeV/c and θc.m. = 40° shows the experimental criterion of ^2He cluster decay from ^18Ne^q.     

轻奇特核结构中的核心激发--以11Be为例

近年来,越来越多的实验表明,很多轻奇特核结构中都有核心激发成分。本研究以丰中子晕核11Be为例,介绍核心激发成分的实验和理论研究进展,重点阐述核心激发成分对直接核反应微分截面的影响。实验上,1n移除反应及11Be（p,d）和10Be（d,p）转移反应是测量11Be核心激发成分比例的典型实验类型。理论上,发展了能够包括11Be核心激发成分的Faddeev AGS方法,XDWBA方法以及XCDCC方法。加入核心激发成分后,这些模型的计算结果可以更加合理地描述11Be在各种靶上的弹性散射和碎裂微分截面。通过对比是否包含核心激发成分的计算结果,发现其影响主要体现在弹散微分截面的大质心系角度,以及（p,d）转移反应角分布的小质心系角度。另外,对E_x=0:5s3 MeV的激发能区的碎裂反应,核心激发的影响不可忽略;对E_x=3s5:5 MeV的碎裂反应,核心激发的贡献非常重要。It was found that many light exotic nuclei have the core-excitation components. In this paper, taking one-neutron halo nucleus 11Be for example, the experimental and theoretical research progress, as well as the influences on the direct nuclear reaction differential cross sections of this exotic component were reviewed. The 1n removal, 11Be(p, d) and 10Be(d, p) transfer reactions are typical experimental methods to investigate this component. The Faddeev AGS, the XDWBA, and the XCDCC methods are developed to include this constituent in various theoretical models. With the core-excitation component, the calculated results can more reasonably describe the elastic scattering and breakup differential cross sections of 11Be impinging on various targets. Comparing the full XCDCC calculation with that omitting core-excitation effect, we found that this component mainly affects the elastic scattering differential cross sections at large center-of-mass angles, and the (p, d) transfer reaction angular distributions at small center-of-mass angles. In addition, its effect is non-negligible for the breakup reaction within the excitation energy interval of E_x = 0:5~3 MeV, and is remarkable for E_x =3 5:5 MeV.     

Fragmentation Cross Sections of 12C on Different Targets at Beam Energies from 50 to 100MeV/Nucleon

The fragmentation cross sections of reactions ^12C＋^2H, ^12C, ^14N, ^16O at beam energies from 50 to 100 MeV/nucleon are investigated using the isospin-dependent Boltzmann-Langevin equation model. It is found that fragment species increase approximately with the increasing target mass. The fragment species and some fragments production cross sections in reactions of ^12C＋^12C, ^14N, ^16O show an obvious variation at the beam energies from 50 to 80 MeV/nucleon. However the calculated fragment production cross sections do not change much when the incident energy increases from 80 to 100 MeV/nucleon.     

活性靶技术熔合截面测量极限研究

天体环境中丰中子核素熔合反应率对研究中子星表面超级暴现象的点火机制有重要意义。由于次级束流强过低,无法使用传统固体靶实验技术测量垒下熔合反应截面。活性靶技术的发展为垒下丰中子核素熔合反应截面的测量提供了可行的途径。基于Geant4模拟详细地分析了多重采样电离室（MUSIC）与时间投影室（TPC）两种活性靶探测器中熔合反应与弹性散射的运动学性质,给出了4种熔合反应鉴别判据,并且计算了由这些判据误判引起的熔合截面系统误差。在E_cm=13.6 MeV时,MUSIC与TPC的弹性散射误判截面分别为0.5 mb和2.9×10-3 mb,都远小于此时熔合截面（877 mb）。在垒下,MSUIC的熔合截面系统误差已经超出实验测量要求,而TPC能够进行实验测量的能量可以降低至E_cm=4.7 MeV。Reaction rates of fusion reactions among neutron-rich nuclei in the astrophysical environment are of great significance to understand the ignition of superbursts on neutron stars. Since beam intensity is rather low for radioactive ion beams, it is extremely difficult to operate a direct measurement for cross sections of such fusion reactions below the Coulomb barrier using thick target technique. In this case, a novel technique, active target technique, has been developed recently. To study the energy limit for measurement below Coulomb barrier, the kinematics of elastic scattering and fusion reaction in MUSIC and TPC are discussed with Geant4 simulation. Four identification methods are used and uncertainties of cross sections resulted from misjudgments are calculated. With E_cm=13.6 MeV, the uncertainties of cross sections for MUSIC and TPC are 0.5 mb and 2.9×10-3 mb, respectively. The uncertainties for MUSIC become far beyond measurement when below coulomb barrier, while TPC remains to be a suitable detector for measuring fusion cross sections until E_cm=4.7 MeV.