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Measurement of the 183 keV Resonance in 17O(p,alpha)14N using a Novel Technique...

Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Physical Review C
Publication Date
Page Number
065801
Volume
75
Issue
6

We have developed a novel technique for measurements of low energy (p,alpha) reactions using heavy ion beams and a differentially-pumped windowless gas target. We applied this new approach to study the 183 keV resonance in the 17O(p,alpha)14}N reaction. We report a resonance energy (center-of-mass) of 183.5{+0.1}{-0.4} keV, a resonance strength of 1.70 +/- 0.15 meV, and set an upper limit (95\% confidence) on the total width of the state of < 0.1 keV. This
resonance is important for the 17O(p,alpha)14}N reaction rate, and we find that
18F production is significantly decreased in low mass ONeMg novae but less affected in more energetic novae. We also report the first determination of the stopping power for oxygen ions in hydrogen gas near the peak of the Bragg curve
(E=193 keV/u) to be (63+/-1)e-15 eV-cm2.