Indirect Measurement of the <sup>3</sup>He(n,p)<sup>3</sup>H Reaction Cross Section at Big Bang Energies
Abstract 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.
Authors
- Adam M. Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2881-7982)
- J. Mrázek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-4533)
- P. Figuera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-2463)
- B. Frentz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5458-5556)
- M. R. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1162-3433)
- S. L. Henderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-1193)
- K. Y. Chae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1819-079X)
- A. Massara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2160-1126)
- A. Di Pietro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4631-952X)
- L. Lamia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4055-0811)
- V. Burjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8248-3883)
- R. Kelmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9035-1741)
- Michael Skulski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-9004)
- Austin Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4253-6837)
- G. D’Agata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5261-8329)
- M. L. Sergi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-0015)
- Lauren Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5548-2084)
- A. Oliva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-4028)
- J. D. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-9382)
- R. G. Pizzone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-6640)
- S. Cherubini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1974-0389)
- M. S. Kwag
- M. La Commara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7904-094X)
- P. D. O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8793-7653)
- Marta Mazzocco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9917-2547)
- G. G. Rapisarda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4064-2609)
- Sebastian Aguilar
- John Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-7981)
- M. Couder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0636-744X)
- M. La Cognata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1819-4814)
- S. Romano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6271-2992)
- Daniele Cittadino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1437-1681)
- P. M. Prajapati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7951-3655)
- S. Typel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3238-9973)
- Carlo Spampinato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3954-2651)
- M. Gulino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4125-9150)
- M. Costa
- А. Туміно (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6953-7725)
- M. Wiescher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-3319)
- I. Indelicato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2328-239X)
- G. L. Guardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6834-1034)
- Q. Liu
- A. Gula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0857-5568)
- Wanpeng Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5930-1823)
- S. Palmerini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-8389)
- R. Spartá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9986-1518)
- D. Blankstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4186-0106)
- Tyler A. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-8860)
- D. Lattuada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1073-1339)
- S. M.
- D. W. Bardayan
- T. Zanatta-Martínez
- A. Majundar
- S. McGiunness
- C. Seimour
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad7f4f
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32