https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716501012
Target characterizations for direct measurement of the 13C(α, n)16O reaction at LUNA 400
1 Gran Sasso Science Institute, Viale Francesco Crispi 7, 67100 L’ Aquila, Italy
2 INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), Via G. Acilelli, 67100 Assergi, Italy
3 Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Strada Comunale Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
4 Institute for Nuclear Research (MTA Atomki), PO Box 51, HU-4001 Debrecen, Hungary
* e-mail: giovanni.ciani@gssi.it
Published online: 30 December 2017
The 13C(α, n)16O reaction is the main neutron source for the s-process in low mass AGB stars. Although several direct measurements have been performed, no dataset reaches the Gamow window due to the low cross section. Moreover a dominant component of systematic uncertainty comes from target behaviour under beam irradiation.
This work presents a detailed characterization of enriched 13C targets in order to test reproducibility and uniformity of the evaporation method, stability and purity of targets under a high intensity proton beam (100-200 uA) for the study of this reaction at the Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics (LUNA) facility installed at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS, INFN). A procedure to evaluate the target thickness and to monitor its degradation is discussed and preliminary results are presented.
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