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8Li+alpha decay of 12B and its possible astrophysical implications

Nuclear Experiment 2016-09-08 v1 Astrophysics

Abstract

The 12B excitation energy spectrum has been obtained from coincidence measurements of the 9Be+7Li -> 2alpha+8Li reaction at E{0}=52 MeV. The decay of the states at excitations between 10 and 16 Mev into alpha$+8Li has been observed for the first time. Observed alpha-decay indicates possible cluster structure of the 12B excited states. The influence of these states on the cross section of the astrophysically important 8Li(alpha,n)11B and 9Be+t reactions is discussed and the results are compared with existing results.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0306026,
  title  = {8Li+alpha decay of 12B and its possible astrophysical implications},
  author = {N. Soic and S. Cherubini and M. Lattuada and DJ. Miljanic and S. Romano and C. Spitaleri and M. Zadro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0306026},
  year   = {2016}
}

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accepted for publication in Europhysics Letters