https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146602041
Statistical gamma-ray emission of gold and its astrophysical implications
1 Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
2 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550-9234, USA
3 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720-88R0192, USA
4 Institute of Nuclear Research, MTA ATOMKI, H-4026 Debrecen, Hungary
a e-mail: francesca.giacoppo@fys.uio.no
Published online: 20 March 2014
The properties of the excited states of gold isotopes were investigated at the Oslo Cyclotron Laboratory. This study is important for the understanding of neutron capture rates in astrophysical plasmas relevant for heavy element nucleosynthesys.
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