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In stellar hydrogen burning, the CNO cycle dominates, with the $^{14}$N(p,$γ)^{15}$O reaction being the slowest process. Consequently, this reaction critically influences the solar composition, CNO neutrino fluxes, and the evolution of star clusters and galaxies. Recent direct measurements of $^{14}$N(p,$γ)^{15}$O have reported an enhanced astrophysical $S$-factor. This work presents a microscopic theoretical study of the $^{14}$N(p,$γ)^{15}$O reaction using the Gamow shell model in the coupled-channel representation (GSM-CC). The calculations achieve good agreement with experimental data for both the total $S$-factors and the separate contributions from transitions to the ground state and excited states of $^{15}\mathrm{O}$. However, the predicted $S$-factor at zero energy exceeds the experimental value. Based on the computed $S$-factors, the derived carbon and nitrogen abundances align closely with predictions from recent $^{14}$N(p,$γ)^{15}$O cross-section measurements, yet remain significantly lower than the latest solar neutrino observation values.
Authors
- Anonymous
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Huzhou Normal University (CN)
- Institute of Modern Physics (CN)
- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (FR)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. C
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/94dj-w7vj
- Primary Topic
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China