The Moon provides a unique environment for investigating nearby astrophysical events such as supernovae.Lunar samples retain valuable information from these events,via detectable long-lived“fingerprint”radionuclides...The Moon provides a unique environment for investigating nearby astrophysical events such as supernovae.Lunar samples retain valuable information from these events,via detectable long-lived“fingerprint”radionuclides such as^(60)Fe.In this work,we stepped up the development of an accelerator mass spectrometry(AMS)method for detecting^(60)Fe using the HI-13tandem accelerator at the China Institute of Atomic Energy(CIAE).Since interferences could not be sufficiently removed solely with the existing magnetic systems of the tandem accelerator and the following Q3D magnetic spectrograph,a Wien filter with a maximum voltage of±60 kV and a maximum magnetic field of 0.3 T was installed after the accelerator magnetic systems to lower the detection background for the low abundance nuclide^(60)Fe.A 1μm thick Si_(3)N_(4) foil was installed in front of the Q3D as an energy degrader.For particle detection,a multi-anode gas ionization chamber was mounted at the center of the focal plane of the spectrograph.Finally,an^(60)Fe sample with an abundance of 1.125×10^(-10)was used to test the new AMS system.These results indicate that^(60)Fe can be clearly distinguished from the isobar^(60)Ni.The sensitivity was assessed to be better than 4.3×10^(-14)based on blank sample measurements lasting 5.8 h,and the sensitivity could,in principle,be expected to be approximately 2.5×10^(-15)when the data were accumulated for 100 h,which is feasible for future lunar sample measurements because the main contaminants were sufficiently separated.展开更多
The ^(12)C+^(12)C fusion is one of the most important reactions in modern nuclear astrophysics.The trend and magnitude of the reaction rate within the Gamow window strongly influence various astrophysical processes.Ho...The ^(12)C+^(12)C fusion is one of the most important reactions in modern nuclear astrophysics.The trend and magnitude of the reaction rate within the Gamow window strongly influence various astrophysical processes.However,direct measurement of this reaction is extremely difficult,which makes it necessary to develop indirect methods.In this study,the ^(23)Na+p reaction system was used to study the compound nucleus ^(24)Mg.We employed a thick-target inverse kinematics method combined with the-charged-particle coincidence technique to measure the proton andexit channels of ^(24)Mg.Technical details of the ^(23)Na+p thick-target inverse kinematics experiment and analysis are presented herein.展开更多
The ＇lithium problem, in Big Bang nucleosynthesis（BBN） has recently focused on reactions involving ^7 Be.The ^6 Li（p,γ）^7 Be reaction can provide us not only with information about ^6 Li destruction but also wit...The ＇lithium problem, in Big Bang nucleosynthesis（BBN） has recently focused on reactions involving ^7 Be.The ^6 Li（p,γ）^7 Be reaction can provide us not only with information about ^6 Li destruction but also with information about ^7 Be production. In the present work, the proton spectroscopic factor in ^7 Be is extracted to be 0.70 ± 0.17 from the angular distribution of ^7 Be（d, ^3 He）^6 Li at Ec.m. = 6.7 MeV. This value is then used to compute the direct component of the astrophysical ^6 Li（p,γ）^7 Beg.s. S（E） factors and determine the resonance parameters from the total S（E） factors.展开更多
In the standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis （SBBN） model, the lithium puzzle has attracted intense interest over the past few decades, but still has not been solved. Conventionally, the approach is to include more reac...In the standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis （SBBN） model, the lithium puzzle has attracted intense interest over the past few decades, but still has not been solved. Conventionally, the approach is to include more reactions flowing into or out of lithium, and study the potential effects of those reactions which were not previously considered. 7Be（d, 3He）6Li is a reaction that not only produces 6Li but also destroys 7Be, which decays to 7Li, thereby affecting 7Li indirectly. Therefore, this reaction could alleviate the lithium discrepancy if its reaction rate is sufficiently high. However, there is not much information available about the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction rate. In this work, the angular distributions of the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction are measured at the center of mass energies Ecm=4.0 MeV and 6.7 MeV with secondary 7Be beams for the first time. The excitation function of the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction is first calculated with the computer code TALYS and then normalized to the experimental data, then its reaction rate is deduced. A SBBN network calculation is performed to investigate its influence on the 6Li and 7Li abundances. The results show that the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction has a minimal effect on 6Li and 7Li because of its small reaction rate. Therefore, the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction is ruled out by this experiment as a means of alleviating the lithium discrepancy.展开更多
To obtain the neutron spectroscopic amplitudes for 90-96Zx overlaps experimental data of elastic scatter-ing with small experimental errors and precise optical potentals were anary exin othe hiohpyecision o3D magnetic...To obtain the neutron spectroscopic amplitudes for 90-96Zx overlaps experimental data of elastic scatter-ing with small experimental errors and precise optical potentals were anary exin othe hiohpyecision o3D magneticangular distributions of^12,^13C+^AZr(A=90,91,92,94,96)were measured using the high-precision Q3D magnetic spectrometer in the Tandem accelerator.The Sao Paulo potential was used for the optical potential.The optical mod-el and coupled channel calculations were compared with the experimental data.The theoretical results were found tobe very close to the experimental data.In addition,the possible effects of the couplings to the inelastic channels of the^AZr targets and 12,13^C projectiles on the elastic scattering were studied.It was observed that the couplings to the in-elastic channels of the^12,^13C projectiles could improve the agreement with the experimental data,while the inelasticcouplings to the target states are of minor importance.The effect of the one-neutron stripping in the^13C+^AZr elasticscattering was also studied.The one-neutron stripping channel in^13C+^AZr was found to be not relevant and did notaffect the elastic scattering angular distributions.Our results also show that in the reactions with the considered zir-conium isotopes,the presence of the extra neutron in^13C does not influence the reaction mechanism,which is gov-erned by the collective excitation of the^12C core.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12125509,12222514,11961141003,and 12005304)National Key Research and Development Project(No.2022YFA1602301)+1 种基金CAST Young Talent Support Planthe CNNC Science Fund for Talented Young Scholars Continuous support for basic scientific research projects。
文摘The Moon provides a unique environment for investigating nearby astrophysical events such as supernovae.Lunar samples retain valuable information from these events,via detectable long-lived“fingerprint”radionuclides such as^(60)Fe.In this work,we stepped up the development of an accelerator mass spectrometry(AMS)method for detecting^(60)Fe using the HI-13tandem accelerator at the China Institute of Atomic Energy(CIAE).Since interferences could not be sufficiently removed solely with the existing magnetic systems of the tandem accelerator and the following Q3D magnetic spectrograph,a Wien filter with a maximum voltage of±60 kV and a maximum magnetic field of 0.3 T was installed after the accelerator magnetic systems to lower the detection background for the low abundance nuclide^(60)Fe.A 1μm thick Si_(3)N_(4) foil was installed in front of the Q3D as an energy degrader.For particle detection,a multi-anode gas ionization chamber was mounted at the center of the focal plane of the spectrograph.Finally,an^(60)Fe sample with an abundance of 1.125×10^(-10)was used to test the new AMS system.These results indicate that^(60)Fe can be clearly distinguished from the isobar^(60)Ni.The sensitivity was assessed to be better than 4.3×10^(-14)based on blank sample measurements lasting 5.8 h,and the sensitivity could,in principle,be expected to be approximately 2.5×10^(-15)when the data were accumulated for 100 h,which is feasible for future lunar sample measurements because the main contaminants were sufficiently separated.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Project(No.2022YFA1602301)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U2267205,12275361,12125509,12222514,11961141003,12005304)the CAST Young Talent Support Plan,the CNNC Science Fund for Talented Young Scholars,and the Continuous-Support Basic Scientific Research Project.
文摘The ^(12)C+^(12)C fusion is one of the most important reactions in modern nuclear astrophysics.The trend and magnitude of the reaction rate within the Gamow window strongly influence various astrophysical processes.However,direct measurement of this reaction is extremely difficult,which makes it necessary to develop indirect methods.In this study,the ^(23)Na+p reaction system was used to study the compound nucleus ^(24)Mg.We employed a thick-target inverse kinematics method combined with the-charged-particle coincidence technique to measure the proton andexit channels of ^(24)Mg.Technical details of the ^(23)Na+p thick-target inverse kinematics experiment and analysis are presented herein.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11375269,11490563,11505117)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2015A030310012)+1 种基金National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB834406)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0400502)
文摘The ＇lithium problem, in Big Bang nucleosynthesis（BBN） has recently focused on reactions involving ^7 Be.The ^6 Li（p,γ）^7 Be reaction can provide us not only with information about ^6 Li destruction but also with information about ^7 Be production. In the present work, the proton spectroscopic factor in ^7 Be is extracted to be 0.70 ± 0.17 from the angular distribution of ^7 Be（d, ^3 He）^6 Li at Ec.m. = 6.7 MeV. This value is then used to compute the direct component of the astrophysical ^6 Li（p,γ）^7 Beg.s. S（E） factors and determine the resonance parameters from the total S（E） factors.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11375269,11505117,11490560,11475264,11321064)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2015A030310012)+1 种基金973 program of China(2013CB834406)National key Research and Development Province(2016YFA0400502)
文摘In the standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis （SBBN） model, the lithium puzzle has attracted intense interest over the past few decades, but still has not been solved. Conventionally, the approach is to include more reactions flowing into or out of lithium, and study the potential effects of those reactions which were not previously considered. 7Be（d, 3He）6Li is a reaction that not only produces 6Li but also destroys 7Be, which decays to 7Li, thereby affecting 7Li indirectly. Therefore, this reaction could alleviate the lithium discrepancy if its reaction rate is sufficiently high. However, there is not much information available about the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction rate. In this work, the angular distributions of the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction are measured at the center of mass energies Ecm=4.0 MeV and 6.7 MeV with secondary 7Be beams for the first time. The excitation function of the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction is first calculated with the computer code TALYS and then normalized to the experimental data, then its reaction rate is deduced. A SBBN network calculation is performed to investigate its influence on the 6Li and 7Li abundances. The results show that the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction has a minimal effect on 6Li and 7Li because of its small reaction rate. Therefore, the 7Be（d, 3He）6Li reaction is ruled out by this experiment as a means of alleviating the lithium discrepancy.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1832130,11975040 and 11475013)National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFF0106501)Brazilian financial support from CNPq,CAPES and FAPERJ and from INCT-FNA(Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia-Física Nuclear e Aplicações)(464898/2014-5)。
文摘To obtain the neutron spectroscopic amplitudes for 90-96Zx overlaps experimental data of elastic scatter-ing with small experimental errors and precise optical potentals were anary exin othe hiohpyecision o3D magneticangular distributions of^12,^13C+^AZr(A=90,91,92,94,96)were measured using the high-precision Q3D magnetic spectrometer in the Tandem accelerator.The Sao Paulo potential was used for the optical potential.The optical mod-el and coupled channel calculations were compared with the experimental data.The theoretical results were found tobe very close to the experimental data.In addition,the possible effects of the couplings to the inelastic channels of the^AZr targets and 12,13^C projectiles on the elastic scattering were studied.It was observed that the couplings to the in-elastic channels of the^12,^13C projectiles could improve the agreement with the experimental data,while the inelasticcouplings to the target states are of minor importance.The effect of the one-neutron stripping in the^13C+^AZr elasticscattering was also studied.The one-neutron stripping channel in^13C+^AZr was found to be not relevant and did notaffect the elastic scattering angular distributions.Our results also show that in the reactions with the considered zir-conium isotopes,the presence of the extra neutron in^13C does not influence the reaction mechanism,which is gov-erned by the collective excitation of the^12C core.
