Sub-barrier fusion cross section measurements with STELLA

M. Heine; S. Courtin; G. Fruet; D.G. Jenkins; D. Montanari; P. Adsley; C. Beck; S. Della Negra; P. Dené; F. Haas; F. Hammache; G. Heitz; O.S. Kirsebom; M. Krauth; J. Lesrel; A. Meyer; L. Morris; P.H. Regan; M. Richer; M. Rudigier; N. de Séréville; C. Stodel

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201716501029

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EPJ Web of Conferences 165, 01029 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201716501029

Sub-barrier fusion cross section measurements with STELLA

M. Heine¹^*, S. Courtin¹^,2, G. Fruet¹, D.G. Jenkins³, D. Montanari¹^,2, P. Adsley³^,4, C. Beck¹, S. Della Negra⁴, P. Dené¹, F. Haas¹, F. Hammache⁴, G. Heitz¹, O.S. Kirsebom⁵, M. Krauth¹, J. Lesrel⁴, A. Meyer⁴, L. Morris³, P.H. Regan⁶^,7, M. Richer¹, M. Rudigier⁶, N. de Séréville⁴ and C. Stodel⁸

¹ IPHC-CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, 67037 Strasbourg, (France)
² USIAS/Université de Strasbourg, 67083 Strasbourg, (France)
³ University of York, YO10 5DD York, (UK)
⁴ IPN d’Orsay, UMR8608, CNRS/IN2P3, PSUD 11, F-91406 Orsay, (France)
⁵ Åarhus University, DK-8000 Åarhus, (Denmark)
⁶ University of Surrey, GU2 7XH Guildford, (UK)
⁷ National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LD, (UK)
⁸ GANIL, CEA/DSM-CNRS/IN2P3, 14076 Caen, (France)

^* e-mail: marcel.heine@iphc.cnrs.fr

Published online: 30 December 2017

Abstract

The experimental setup STELLA (STELlar LAboratory) is designed for the measurement of deep sub-barrier light heavy ion fusion cross sections. For background suppression the γ-particle coincidence technique is used. In this project, LaBr₃ detectors from the UK FATIMA (FAst TIMing Array) collaboration are combined with annular silicon strip detectors customized at IPHC-CNRS, Strasbourg, and the setup is located at Andromède, IPN, Orsay. The commissioning of the experimental approach as well as a sub-barrier ¹²C +¹²C → ²⁴Mg^∗ cross section measurement campaign are carried out.

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