Indirect Measurement of the 3He (n, p) 3H Reaction Cross Section at Big Bang Energies

Publication date: 12 Nov 2024

JournalSource: LEGACY

Neutron-induced nuclear reactions play an important role in the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Their excitation functions are, from an experimental point of view, usually difficult to measure. Nevertheless, in the last decades, big efforts have led to a better understanding of their role in the primordial nucleosynthesis network. In this work, we apply the Trojan Horse Method to extract the cross section at astrophysical energies for the 3 He (n, p) 3 H reaction after a detailed study of the 2 H (3 He, pt) H three-body process. Data extracted from the present measurement are compared with other published sets. The reaction rate is also calculated, and the impact on the Big Bang nucleosynthesis is examined in detail.

Publisher
IOP Publishing
Origin
The Astrophysical Journal
Legacy ID
31c8a5796e3b9dfcdb9b3d164bb1c543
Biblio references
Volume: 976 Issue: 1 Pages: 27