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Astrophysically Relevant Neutron Capture near the Border of Stability

P. Mohr, H. Oberhummer, H. Beer

nucl-exarXiv:nucl-ex/9611005

Abstract

The neutron capture cross section on 26Mg was measured in the astrophysically relevant energy region from 25 keV to 220 keV. The experimental results agree well with a calculation using the Direct Capture (DC) model together with systematic folding potentials. This experiment confirms for the 26Mg(n,γ)27Mg reaction that the DC process is at least comparable to the Compound--Nucleus (CN) process. The reliability of DC calculations is discussed, and we present some ideas for future experiments which could reduce the theoretical uncertainties of DC calculations.

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