Lifetimes of states in 19Ne above the 15 O + alpha breakup threshold
S. Mythili, B. Davids, T. K. Alexander, G. C. Ball, M. Chicoine, R. S., Chakrawarthy, R. Churchman, J. S. Forster, S. Gujrathi, G. Hackman, D., Howell, R. Kanungo, J. R. Leslie, E. Padilla, C. J. Pearson, C. Ruiz, G., Ruprecht, M. A. Schumaker, I. Tanihata, C. Vockenhuber
TL;DR
This study measures the lifetimes of specific excited states in 19Ne above the alpha breakup threshold, providing precise data crucial for modeling the 15O(alpha,gamma)19Ne reaction in astrophysical phenomena.
Contribution
It presents new, more precise lifetime measurements of six states in 19Ne above the alpha threshold using the Doppler shift attenuation method.
Findings
Measured lifetimes agree with previous data.
Some measurements are significantly more precise.
Results inform astrophysical reaction rate calculations.
Abstract
The 15O(alpha,gamma)19Ne reaction plays a role in the ignition of Type I x-ray bursts on accreting neutron stars. The lifetimes of states in 19Ne above the 15O + alpha threshold of 3.53 MeV are important inputs to calculations of the astrophysical reaction rate. These levels in 19Ne were populated in the 3He(20Ne,alpha)19Ne reaction at a 20Ne beam energy of 34 MeV. The lifetimes of six states above the threshold were measured with the Doppler shift attenuation method (DSAM). The present measurements agree with previous determinations of the lifetimes of these states and in some cases are considerably more precise.
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