Ground-state proton decay of Br69 and implications for the se68 astrophysical rapid proton-capture process waiting point

  • A. M. Rogers
  • , M. A. Famiano
  • , W. G. Lynch
  • , M. S. Wallace
  • , F. Amorini
  • , D. Bazin
  • , R. J. Charity
  • , F. Delaunay
  • , R. T. De Souza
  • , J. Elson
  • , A. Gade
  • , D. Galaviz
  • , M. J. Van Goethem
  • , S. Hudan
  • , J. Lee
  • , S. Lobastov
  • , S. Lukyanov
  • , M. Mato
  • , M. Mocko
  • , H. Schatz
  • D. Shapira, L. G. Sobotka, M. B. Tsang, G. Verde

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Abstract

We report on the first direct measurement of the proton separation energy for the proton-unbound nucleus Br69. Bypassing the Se68 waiting point in the rp process is directly related to the 2p-capture rate through Br69, which depends exponentially on the proton separation energy. We find a proton separation energy for Br69 of Sp(Br69)=-785-40+34keV; this is less bound compared to previous predictions which have relied on uncertain theoretical calculations. The influence of the extracted proton separation energy on the rp process occurring in type I x-ray bursts is examined within the context of a one-zone burst model.

Original languageEnglish
Article number252503
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume106
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 24 2011

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