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Phys. Rev. C 66, 028802 (2002) [4 pages]

Direct neutron capture cross sections of 62Ni in the s-process energy range

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Thomas Rauscher1,* and Klaus H. Guber2,†
1Departement für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
2Nuclear Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831

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Received 12 June 2002; published 12 August 2002

Direct neutron capture on 62Ni is calculated in the DWBA and the Maxwellian averaged cross sections and astrophysical reaction rates in the energy range relevant for s-process nucleosynthesis are given. It is confirmed that the thermal value of the capture cross section contains a subthreshold resonance contribution. Contrary to previous investigations it is found that the capture at higher energies is dominated by p waves, thus leading to a considerably increased cross section at s-process energies and a modified energy dependence.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.66.028802
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevC.66.028802
PACS:
26.30.+k, 25.40.Lw, 26.20.+f, 24.50.+g

*Email address: Thomas.Rauscher@unibas.ch; http://nucastro.org

Present address: TÜV Energie- und Systemtechnik GmbH Baden-Würtemberg, D-68032 Mannheim, Germany.

See Also

Erratum: Thomas Rauscher and Klaus H. Guber, Erratum: Direct neutron capture cross sections of 62Ni in the s-process energy range [Phys. Rev. C 66, 028802 (2002)], Phys. Rev. C 71, 059903 (2005).