精确的质量测量约Mo排除ZrNb循环形成在I型X射线爆发的快速质子捕获过程中
1High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, Wako 351-0198, Japan.
Physical review letters
|October 25, 2025
概括
精确的围绕-84的质量测量排除了ZrNb循环,这是X射线爆发中快速质子捕获过程的拟议终止. 这解决了核天体物理学模拟中的不确定性.
科学领域:
- 核天体物理学 核天体物理学
- 实验核物理实验核物理
- 恒星进化 恒星进化
背景情况:
- 第一种X射线爆发是由爆炸性热核燃烧驱动的,主要是快速质子捕获过程.
- 一个潜在的ZrNb循环涉及-84被假设为这个过程的终结点.
研究的目的:
- 精确测量-84周围的同位素质量,以调查ZrNb循环假说.
- 为了提高核天体物理模型对X射线爆发的准确性.
主要方法:
- 使用RIKEN放射性同位素束工厂的多反射飞行时间光谱仪.
- 对-79,-83,-84,-88和一个-78同位素进行了精确的质量测量.
主要成果:
- 第一次实验确定了-84,-88和伊特-78同位素的质量,不确定度为~20 keV/c2.
- 改善了-79和-83的质量精度,分别为13和9.6 keV/c2.
- 对-84 (1.434(83) MeV的计算的α分离能量明确排除了ZrNb循环.
结论:
- 通过新的质量测量,ZrNb循环的形成被最终排除在外.
- 改进的质量数据显著降低了X射线爆发中A=80-90质量区域的丰度预测中的不确定性.
- 这些发现增强了X射线爆发中核灰组成的预测能力.
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