Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Physical Review C
Publication Date
Page Number
057601
Volume
82
Issue
5
Abstract
New neutron capture cross section of 58,60Ni were measured in the energy range from 100 eV to 600 keV using the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator (ORELA). The combination of these new neutron capture data with previous transmission data allowed a resonance analysis up to 900 keV using R-matrix theory. The theoretically determined direct capture (DC) cross sections were included in the analyses. From these resonance parameters and the DC contribution, new (n,y) astrophysical reaction rates were determined over the entire energy range needed by the lastest stellar models describing the so-called weak s process. PACS numbers: 25.40.Lw, 26.20Kn, 27.40.+z, 27.50.+e, 97.10.Cv
