Obtaining high resolution excitation functions with an active thick-target approach and validating them with mirror nuclei

Measurement of fusion excitation functions for stable nuclei has largely been restricted to nuclei with significant natural abundance. Typically, to investigate neighboring nuclei with low natural abundance has required obtaining isotopically enriched material. This restriction often limits the abil...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-04
Main Authors: Hudan, S, Johnstone, J E, Kumar, Rohit, deSouza, R T, Allen, J, Bardayan, D W, Blankstein, D, Boomershine, C, Carmichael, S, Clark, A, Coil, S, Henderson, S L, O'Malley, P D, von Seeger, W W
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Language:English
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Summary:Measurement of fusion excitation functions for stable nuclei has largely been restricted to nuclei with significant natural abundance. Typically, to investigate neighboring nuclei with low natural abundance has required obtaining isotopically enriched material. This restriction often limits the ability to perform such measurements. We report the measurement of a high quality fusion excitation function for a \(^{17}\)O beam produced from unenriched material with 0.038\% natural abundance. The measurement is enabled by using an active thick-target approach and the accuracy of the result is validated using its mirror nucleus \(^{17}\)F and resonances. The result provides important information about the average fusion cross-section for the oxygen isotopic chain as a function of neutron excess.
ISSN:2331-8422