TALYS calculation and a short review of the experimental status of proton capture studies on p-nuclei: A guide to future investigation

TL;DR

This paper uses TALYS to calculate proton capture cross-sections on p-nuclei, reviews experimental data, and discusses properties and parameters relevant for future experimental planning.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive comparison of theoretical TALYS calculations with experimental data and reviews the current experimental status of proton capture on p-nuclei.

Findings

TALYS calculations align with experimental data in the Gamow window

Reviewed experimental parameters and their impact on measurements

Identified gaps for future experimental investigations

Abstract

TALYS calculations were performed to obtain the theoretical proton capture cross-sections on the p-nuclei. A short review on the status of related experimental studies was also conducted. Some basic properties such as Q-values, Coulomb barrier, Gamow peak, Gamow Window, and decay properties of the parent and daughter nuclei were studied. Various experimental parameters, e.g., beam energy, beam current, targets, and detectors, used in experimental investigations reported in the literature, were tabulated. The results of the TALYS calculations in the Gamow region were compared with the corresponding experimental values wherever available. This study is expected to facilitate the planning of future experiments.