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Mak, Hay Boon (1972) Part I. Total Yield Measurement for the ²¹Ne(α,n)²⁴Mg Reaction. Part II. A Study of the ¹²C(He,p)¹⁴N Reaction. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MAQD-H937. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05092016-085355645
Abstract
PART I
The total cross-section for the reaction 21 Ne(α, n) 24 Mg has been measured in the energy range 1.49 Mev ≤ E cm ≤ 2.6 Mev. The cross-section factor, S(O), for this reaction has been determined, by means of an optical model calculation, to be in the range 1.52 x 10 12 mb-Mev to 2.67 x 10 12 mb-Mev, for interaction radii in the range 5.0 fm to 6.6 fm. With S(O) ≈ 2 x 10 12 mb-Mev, the reaction 21 Ne(α, n) 24 Mg can produce a large enough neutron flux to be a significant astrophysical source of neutrons.
PART II
The reaction 12 C( 3 He, p) 14 N has been studied over the energy range 12 Mev ≤ E lab ≤ 18 Mev. Angular distributions of the proton groups leading to the lowest seven levels in 14 N were obtained.
Distorted wave calculations, based on two-nucleon transfer theory, were performed, and were found to be reliable for obtaining the value of the orbital angular momentum transferred. The present work shows that such calculations do not yield unambiguous values for the spectroscopic factors.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) | ||||
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| Subject Keywords: | (Physics) | ||||
| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology | ||||
| Division: | Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy | ||||
| Major Option: | Physics | ||||
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| Defense Date: | 12 November 1971 | ||||
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| Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:05092016-085355645 | ||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05092016-085355645 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.7907/MAQD-H937 | ||||
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| ID Code: | 9706 | ||||
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| Deposited On: | 11 May 2016 16:51 | ||||
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