Proton capture by 14N at astrophysical energies

Abstract

Calculations are reported for low energy, proton capture by 14N with the recoil corrected continuum shell model. An interaction from a fit to Cohen and Kurath (6-16) p-shell matrix elements and Reid soft core g-matrix elements is employed. The prediction for 14N(p,{\gamma})15O, based on this model and available data, is that S(0) equals 1.632 and S(30) is 1.625 keV b. Good agreement with available cross section data support this result. No evidence is found for significant contributions from the subthreshold resonance.