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Astrofísica Nuclear 		 curso
2014/2015
 
 Topic 13: Thermonuclear reaction rates for the reaction 17O( p,γ )18F

             Hydrogen burning of the oxygen isotopes takes place in low-mass stars, asymptotic giant branch stars, and classical novae. Observations of
             oxygen elemental and isotopic abundances in stellar spectra or in presolar grains provide strong constraints for stellar models if reliable
             thermonuclear reaction rates for hydrogen burning of oxygen are available. One of the key reactions for this scenarios is 17O(p,γ )18F.





            Guideline

            1. Motivation: stelar scenarios, role of the reaction in stellar nucleosynthesis, previous attemps to investigate this reaction.

             2. Description of the experiment: accelerator, experimental setup.

             3. Discussion of the results and implications in observed abundances.
 

            Bibliography

             - M. Buckner et al., Phys. Rev. C 91, 015812 (2015)