Study of the 18F (p, α) 15O Reaction with a Radioactive 18F Beam
Document Type
Conference Abstract
Publication Date
4-1995
Abstract
The cross section for the {sup 18}F(p,{alpha}) reaction at energies below 1 MeV/u, of interest to the breakout from the hot CNO cycle, was measured for the first time using a radioactive {sup 18}F beam. {sup 18}F (T{sub 1/2}=110 m) was produced at the cyclotron of the University of Wisconsin through the {sup 18}O(p,n){sup 18}F reaction, transported to Argonne and installed in the SNICS source of ATLAS. The (p,{alpha}) reaction was studied in inverse kinematics at energies below 1 MeV/u using the gas-filled Enge Split-Pole spectrograph for particle identification. Absolute cross sections were determined from the simultaneous measurements of the p({sup 18}F,{sup 15}N){alpha} reactions and Rutherford scattering from mass 18 projectiles.
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Publication Title
Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Recommended Citation
K.E. Rehm, M. Paul, A.D. Roberts. (1995). Study of the 18F (p, α) 15O Reaction with a Radioactive 18F Beam. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 40 (2). Presented at the 1993 Joint Meeting of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers, Washington, D.C., 12-15 April 1993.
