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-capture measurements with the Recoil-Separator ERNA. Frank Strieder. Institut für Physik mit Ionenstrahlen Ruhr-Universität Bochum. HRIBF Workshop – Nuclear Measurements for Astrophysics October 23-24, 2006, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 12 C( ,) 16 O the Holy Grail of
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-capture measurements with theRecoil-Separator ERNA Frank Strieder Institut für Physik mit Ionenstrahlen Ruhr-Universität Bochum HRIBF Workshop – Nuclear Measurements for Astrophysics October 23-24, 2006, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
12C(,)16O the Holy Grail of Nuclear Astrophysics e 3He(,)7Be pp chain e
low-energy tail of broad resonance Er Danger of Extrapolation Important for Experiments S(E)-FACTOR Low energy High energy S(E) extrapolation or measurements ? direct measurement LINEAR SCALE non resonant process sub-threshold resonance -Er 0 interaction energy E DANGER OF EXTRAPOLATION !
ERNA - Experimental approach Pro & Cons A different approach: recoil mass separator Cn+ B A detection A C purification detection separation coincidence Requirements Advantages Disadvantages • low background • high detection efficiency • measure stot • background free g-ray spectra • gas target • beam purification • 100% transmission for the • selected charge state • high suppression of the incident beam • inverse kinematics (gas target) • difficult to do • commissioning • charge state • beam intenity ?
g-Recoil Coincidences Separation Detection & Identification projectiles Recoils + Recoils projectiles focusing prec = pproj momentum conservation g-ray emission Recoil cone ERNA - Experimental approach He target projectiles Minimum supression factor with s = 10nbarn, ntarget=1x1018at/cm² Nproj / Nrecoils~ 1x1014
ERNA - Experimental approach Setup ion source dynamitrontandem accelerator recoil focussing D E - E telescope He magnetic Gastarget Wien filter qu adrupole multiplets analysing doublet triplet magnet singlet ion beam Wien filter purification Wien filter side 60° magnet Wien filter FC recoil separation
characteristics: • angular acceptance 32 mrad for 16O at Elab=3.0 – 15.0MeV for the total length of the gas target • energy acceptance 10% for 16O at Elab=3.0 – 15.0 MeV • suppression of incident beam (10-10 - 10-12)·10-2 (IC) => smin< 1 nb • purification of incident beam < 10-22 • resolution of ion chamber 250·A keV or combination E-silicon strip detector • layout COSY Infinity (recoils fit in 4” beam tube) • field settings are not calculated, but tuned
Experimental approach: ERNA Gas target Gas pressure profile: 7Li(a,ag)7Li + energy loss of: 14N, 12C, 7Li
ERNA - Experimental approach Charge State Distributions measured for entire energy range 4He gas 12C beam but question about point of origin in the gas target → no equilibrium
ERNA - Experimental approach Setup Solution: a post-target-stripper • First test with laser ablated carbon foil: 12C(12C,8Be)16O • Final configuration: Ar post-target stripper after the 4He target to the separator 4He Ar 3He(,)7Be no post-target-stripper – measure all charge states
ERNA - Experimental approach Setup Angular acceptance along the gas target central position upstream position upstream position(energy acceptance) beam diameter 4He gas 12C beam separator full angular acceptance 100 % transmission (better 3) over the total gas target length and full beam diameter
ERNA - Experimental approach Setup Angular acceptance along the gas target Simulation ofrecoil cone - +
ERNA Motivation Helium Burning Stellar Helium burning: 12C(a,g)16O Main reactions: 3a12C and 12C(a,g)16O 4He Red Giant 12C/16O abundance ratio triple alpha 12C Subsequent stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis 4He 12C(a,g)16O but 16O E0~ 300 keV, very low cross section Accurate measurements at higher energy and extrapolation to E0 are needed
ERNA E/E Matrix 12C(a,g)16O Ecm=2.5 MeV SuppressionR~8*10-12
12C(,)16O the Holy Grail of Nuclear Astrophysics e 3He(,)7Be pp chain e
solar spy = solar neutrinos Explanation of Stars 1960‘s Davis, Fowler & Bahcall Homestake Experiment H Hydrogen Burning 4p 4He + 2 + 2e- Neutrino spectroscopy ? Sun = calibrated source
ERNA Motivation Neutrino Spectroscopy Influence of different sources of uncertainties on the neutrino flux D(L ) = 0.4 % D(age ) = 0.4 % D(Z/H ) = 3.3 % D(p-p) = 2 % D(3He+3He) =6 % D(3He+4He) =15 % D(7Be+p) = 10 %
ERNA Motivation Neutrino Spectroscopy Influence of different sources of uncertainties on the neutrino experiment
two types of rays are used to measure 3He(,)7Be cross section 2 7/2- 4.57 7/2- 4.63 Ecm(MeV) Capture -rays: 0,1,429 1 0 1 Q= 1.586MeV Delayed - rays:: 7Be decay: 478 3He+4He 1/2- 429 3/2- 10.52% 1/2- 7Be 478 89.48% 3/2- T½ =53.3d 7Li
ERNA E/E Spectra 3He(,)7Be Ecm=1.8 MeV Inverse kinematics
ERNA astrophysical S Factor RESULTS Preliminary result
ERNA – present status • 12C(,g)16O Ecm>1.9 MeV (1.3 MeV) • 3He(a,g)7Be Ecm>1.1 MeV (0.6 MeV) ERNA - future plans and other perspectives • 3He(a,g)7Be - measurement (free & coincidences) • 12C(,g)16O - measurement (jet gas target) • 14N(a,g)18F • d(a,g)6Li