Original e− Capture Cross Sections for Hot Stellar Interior Energies

Autor: Panagiota Giannaka, Theocharis Kosmas, Hiroyasu Ejiri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Particles, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 390-406 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2571-712X
DOI: 10.3390/particles5030031
Popis: The nuclear electron capture reaction possesses a prominent position among other weak interaction processes occurring in explosive nucleosynthesis, especially at the late stages of evolution of massive stars. In this work, we perform exclusive calculations of absolute e−-capture cross sections using the proton–neutron (pn) quasi-particle random phase approximation. Thus, the results of this study can be used as predictions for experiments operating under the same conditions and in exploring the role of the e−-capture process in the stellar environment at the pre-supernova and supernova phase of a massive star. The main goal of our study is to provide detailed state-by-state calculations of original cross sections for the e−-capture on a set of isotopes around the iron group nuclei (28Si, 32S, 48Ti, 56Fe, 66Zn and 90Zr) that play a significant role in pre-supernova as well as in the core–collapse supernova phase in the energy range 0≤E≤50 MeV.
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