揭示了Pb的起源,这是太阳系中最重的s过程唯一同位素
A Casanovas-Hoste1,2,3, C Domingo-Pardo2, J Lerendegui-Marco4
1Institut de Tècniques Energètiques (INTE)-Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Physical review letters
|August 19, 2024
概括
这项研究介绍了第一次对-204 (204Tl) 中子捕获的实验测量,-204 (204Pb) 沉重的s-only同位素的关键前体. 新的横截面数据解决了恒星核合成模型中长期存在的204Pb丰度差异.
科学领域:
- 核天体物理学 核天体物理学
- 恒星核合成 恒星核合成
- 实验核物理实验核物理
背景情况:
- 非对称巨分支 (AGB) 恒星产生重同位素,包括像-204 (204Pb) 这样的s-only核.
- 由于其前身,-204 (204Tl) 的中子捕获截面不确定性,恒星模型低估了204Pb的太阳丰度.
- 之前对204Tl中子捕获截面的理论估计是分歧的,并且缺乏实验数据.
研究的目的:
- 为了实验性地确定-204 (204Tl) 的中子捕获截面.
- 在恒星模型中解决长期存在的s-only同位素-204 (204Pb) 的产生差异.
- 为了提高重元素核合成计算的准确性.
主要方法:
- 在CERN n_TOF设施上对204Tl的稀有样本 (9毫克) 进行了中子捕获测量.
- 204Tl的样本是在研究所Laue Langevin高流量反应堆生产的.
- 实验结果与半经验计算相结合,以确定马克斯韦尔平均截面 (MACS).
主要成果:
- 获得了204Tl的第一个实验性中子捕获截面.
- 在s过程温度 (kT≈8和30 keV) 的马克斯威尔平均截面 (MACS) 确定分别为580~168 mb和260~90 mb.
- 这些新的MACS值大约比以前使用的理论估计值低3%和高20%.
结论:
- 新的204Tl MACS值显著降低了204Pb的s过程丰度的不确定性,从~30%降至+8%/-6%.
- 改进的横截面使得恒星核合成计算与最新的太阳系丰度为204Pb.相一致.
- 这项实验工作解决了理解AGB恒星中重型s-only同位素的产生的一个关键问题.
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