Direct Measurement of Carbon Fusion at Astrophysical Energies with Gamma-Particle Coincidences Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We present 12C+12C direct fusion measurements with STELLA UKFATIMA, that reach into the region of astrophysics interest relevant to massive stars (M 25) using self-supporting thin rotating carbon foils [1]. We demonstrate that detecting gammas and light charged particles in coincidence with nanosecond timing is key for effective background reduction achieving reliable measurements in the sub-nanobarn range. We give details about core developments of the detection apparatus as well as the coincidence-analysis procedure of low count statistics. The present data largely follows the phenomenological hindrance interpolation and shows indication for resonant behaviour at the lowest energy explored.

published proceedings

  • EPJ Web of Conferences

author list (cited authors)

  • Heine, M., Fruet, G., Courtin, S., Jenkins, D. G., Adsley, P., Brown, A., ... Stodel, C.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Heine, M||Fruet, G||Courtin, S||Jenkins, DG||Adsley, P||Brown, A||Canavan, R||Catford, WN||Charon, E||Curien, D||Della Negra, S||Duprat, J||Hammache, F||Lesrel, J||Lotay, G||Meyer, A||Monpribat, E||Montanari, D||Morris, L||Moukaddam, M||Nippert, J||Podolyák, Zs||Regan, PH||Ribaud, I||Richer, M||Rudigier, M||Shearman, R||de Séréville, N||Stodel, C

editor list (cited editors)

  • Liu, W., Wang, Y., Guo, B., Tang, X., & Zeng, S.

publication date

  • February 2022