出版社:SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要:Although 79Se represents an important branching in the weak s process, the stellar neutron capture
cross sections to this isotope have not yet been measured experimentally. In this case, experimental
data is essential for evaluating the important branching in the s-process reaction path at 79Se.
The total cross section of 78Se at a stellar energy of kT = 25 keV has been investigated with a
combination of the activation technique and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), since offline
decay counting is prohibitive due to the long terrestrial half life of 79Se (2.80±0.36 ×105 y [1]) as
well as the absence of suitable g -ray transitions. The preliminary result for the total Maxwellian
averaged cross section is < s >30 keV = 60.1±9.6 mbarn, significantly lower than the previous
recommended value. In a second measurement, also the partial cross section to the 3.92 minisomer
was determined via g -spectroscopy and yielded 30 keV (part.)= 42.0±2.0 mbarn.