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Direct neutron capture of 48Ca at kT = 52 keV

P. Mohr, H. Oberhummer, H. Beer, W. Rochow, V. Koelle, G. Staudt, P. V. Sedyshev, Yu. P. Popov

nucl-exarXiv:nucl-ex/9706003

Abstract

The neutron capture cross section of 48Ca was measured relative to the known gold cross section at kT = 52 keV using the fast cyclic activation technique. The experiment was performed at the Van-de-Graaff accelerator, Universitaet Tuebingen. The new experimental result is in good agreement with a calculation using the direct capture model. The 1/v behaviour of the capture cross section at thermonuclear energies is confirmed, and the adopted reaction rate which is based on several previous experimental investigations remains unchanged.

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